La Audiencia Nacional condena a la etarra Itxaso Zaldúa por los atentados a El Corte Inglés de Zaragoza and two empresas navarras

La Audiencia Nacional ha condenado a 110 años de prisión a Miren Itxaso Zaldúa, alias 'Sahatsa', former director of ETAConsidering the dirección de tres atentados committed by the commando commander 'Basajaun' in 2002 and the responsibility of the organization; El Corte Inglés del Paseo de Sagasta de Zaragoza terrorist group and two companies based in Navarre, which are the targets.. Fiscalía also attributed the intellectual authorship of an artifact exploited at the University of Navarra. Embargo of guilt, the tribunal acquitted me of this fact due to lack of evidence. Junto a ella, en la vista oral celebrada en sentiembre, Compare Mikel Carrera Sarobe, 'The Father', with the court's decision to show accountability.

In addition to the action against El Corte Inglés, both were previously linked to the activities of ETA in Aragon. Cunstancia de que In 2023, the National Court sentenced Ata to 30 years in prison, accusing the President of the Community People's Party, Manuel Giménez Abada, of conspiracy.dentro de un procedure en el que que fue absuelta Zaldúa.

The attack on El Corte Inglés took place on June 21, 2002, and consisted of the detonation of a stolen van loaded with approximately 80 kilograms of explosives by members of the Basajaun commandos, las instrucciones de Zaldúa. It can have dimensions of about 5×7 meters in diameter, all materials, he left three wounded, a police officer from the Explosive Disposal Unit, a commercial security guard and a young Frenchman walking along the Paseo de las Damas.

In the fall, he was responsible for the actions of his command against the UVESA farm in Azagrada, Arguedas and Ultracongelados Virto on November 29 of the same year. In both cases, the facilities of both companies were damaged, and in the second case, nearby houses were also damaged.

Contact the Father mostZaldúa was acquitted of the bombing at the University of Navarra de la que tanto la fiscal Marisa Llop, como la abogada de la accusación (Associación Víctimas del Terrorismo) Carmen Ladrón de Guevara le hacián responsible. This attack was committed on May 23, 2022 behind the central building of the campus of this university in Pamplona. Sobre las 21.03 explotó un conturismo blanco que causó heridas en una mujer y un police y que dañó el edificio y un colegio mayor próximo.

The 110-year sentence that the tribunal presided over by Judge Alfonso Guevara sentenced Zaldúa to include three counts of terrorism offenses and several counts of terroristic wounding.. In addition, he is also convicted of car theft for terrorist purposes and another count of forging an official document. There are no barriers, no restrictions up to the age of 25.

Besides, Multiple compensations worth 4,7985,264 euros. Most of them, 4,715,481, correspond to the damage to El Corte Inglés. In addition, 25,000 euros compensation should be paid to the injured policeman.