Monday, March 15, 2010



Spain: Basque leader jailed for “glorifying terrorism”

We read:
"A Spanish court on Tuesday sentenced the leader of the banned Basque separatist party Batasuna, Arnaldo Otegi, to two years in jail after being convicted on charges of glorifying terrorism. Otegi, a former spokesman for Batasuna, the political wing of the armed separatist group ETA, was tried last month over remarks he made at a 2005 rally in the Basque region in memory of a jailed ETA member, Jose Maria Sagarduy. His lawyers had argued that he was exercising his right to free speech but the High Court ruled that he made comments at the event ‘which constitute without a doubt the crime of glorifying terrorism

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This is probably a correct verdict under Spanish law but it might not fly in the USA

1 comment:

Wes said...

If that was the law here in the US, some of our liberal politicians and Hollywood stars would now reside in prison. It would almost be worth it.