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The Central Government Recognizes 'Txiki' and Otaegi, Last Shot of Francoism, as Victims for Lack of a Fair Trial

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He has overturned his convictions after declaring "illegal" the War Council to which they were subjected in 1975 Half a century without 'Txiki' and Otaegi, the last Basque riflemen of Francoism The Government of Spain has recognized the members of ETA Juan Paredes Manot, 'Txiki', and Ángel Otaegi, shot at the end of Francoism, as victims of not having had a fair trial and has overturned their sentences after declaring "illegal" the War Council t…

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He has overturned his convictions after declaring "illegal" the War Council to which they were subjected in 1975 Half a century without 'Txiki' and Otaegi, the last Basque riflemen of Francoism The Government of Spain has recognized the members of ETA Juan Paredes Manot, 'Txiki', and Ángel Otaegi, shot at the end of Francoism, as victims of not having had a fair trial and has overturned their sentences after declaring "illegal" the War Council t…

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The Spanish government has recognized Jon Paredes Manot, Txiki, and Ángel Otaegi –executed fifty years ago in the last months of the Franco dictatorship– as victims of the regime. The executive has concluded that the two ETA members did not have a fair trial and has annulled the sentences imposed by the war council that sent them to the gallows. The families of the Abertzale militants had requested reparation at the beginning of the year from th…

A Spanish government resolution states that Jon Paredes Txiki and Angel Otaegi, ETA members executed by Franco in 1975, were persecuted for "political reasons" and were "victims of human rights violations."

The Government has recognized the "illegality and illegitimacy" of the war councils that judged the members of ETA Juan Paredes Manot, 'Txiki', and Ángel Otaegi, and has also considered the two convictions that resulted in their shooting by the Franco regime to be "illegitimate and null."The families of 'Txiki' and Otaegi formulated on 14 January last the request for the Declaration of Recognition and Personal Reparation of both young people, wh…

Juan Paredes Manot Txiki and Angel Otaegi were executed by the Franco regime on September 27, 1975, along with three other members of FRAP, after a summary trial without guarantees. 50 years later, the Spanish Government has declared the courts in which they were tried as "illegal and illegitimate", and has also defined the sentences as: "Unfair and invalid". Thus, the resolution of recognition and personal reparation has been officially communi…

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The Spanish government has recognized "the illegality and illegitimacy" of the war councils that judged the members of ETA Juan Paredes Manot, 'Txiki', and Ángel Otaegi, and in turn has considered "illegitimate and null" the two convictions that resulted in their shooting by the Franco regime.

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naiz: broke the news in on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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