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Viewing cable 05MADRID979, VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05MADRID979 2005-03-14 16:38 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Madrid 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
 
UNCLAS MADRID 000979 
 
SIPDIS 
 
VISAS VIPER 
 
DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF 
 
REF: 01 MADRID 01224 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
(DANOBEITIA CEBALLOS, OLATZ ET AL) 
SUBJECT:  VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION 
 
 
1.   POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING 
  NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER 
  PROCEDURES: 
 
2.   SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF MARCH 5, 2005 REPORTED THAT 
  THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT PROVISIONALY RELEASED THE 
  INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW, ALL HIGH RANKING MEMBERS 
  OF "JARRAI-HAIKA-SEGI" THE OUTLAWED BASQUE RADICAL 
  NATIONALIST YOUTH ORGANIZATION LINKED TO ETA'S MILITARY 
  NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION IS BELIEVED TO BE A SOURCE 
  FOR NEW YOUNG ETA ACTIVISTS AND RECEIVES DIRECT 
  INSTRUCTIONS FROM ETA LEADERS TO CARRY OUT ITS "LOW 
  INTENSITY TERRORISM" I.E. STREET VIOLENCE, SMALL 
  BOMBINGS AND THE EXTORTION OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.  ALL OF 
  THEM WERE ARRESTED IN MARCH 2001 AND WERE PENDING TRIAL 
  SINCE THEN.  ACCORDING TO SPANISH LAW, THE MAXIMUM 
  LENGTH OF TIME TO BE IMPRISONED, WHILE PENDING TRIAL, 
  IS FOUR YEARS.  NATIONAL COURT PROSECUTOR HAS REQUESTED 
  A FOURTEEN-YEAR-SENTENCE IN EACH CASE. PROSECUTOR HAS 
  MAINTAINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS INTEGRATED IN ETA'S 
  NETWORK, HAS THE SAME OBJECTIVES, HIERARCHICAL 
  SUBMISSION AND FINANCIAL UNITY. THE SPANISH NATIONAL 
  COURT IS PRESENTLY PROCEEDING WITH THE TRIAL OF 33 
  MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP. 
 
3.   NAME: DANOBEITIA CEBALLOS, OLATZ 
 
  -    GENDER: FEMALE 
-    DPOB: MAY 21, 1976, BILBAO, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
4.   NAME: CARRO BOADO, OLATZ 
 
  -    GENDER: FEMALE 
-    DPOB: APR. 2, 1976, BILBAO, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
5.   NAME: VITERI IZAGUIRRE, GARAZI 
 
  -    GENDER: FEMALE 
-    DPOB: APR. 29, 1976, BIARRITZ, FRANCE 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
6.   NAME: ECHEBERRIA URIA, GARIKOITZ 
 
  -    ALTERNATE SPELLING: ETXEBERRIA URIA 
-    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: APR. 23, 1977, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
7.   NAME: ORTEGA SUSUNDEGUI, IGOR 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: MAY 9, 1975, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
8.   NAME: ELIZARAN AGUILAR, UGAITZ 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: AUG. 10, 1976, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
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