Milhares de espanhóis protestaram no passado Domingo contra a decisão do Tribunal Europeu dos Direitos Humanos de anular a "Doutrina Parot". Esta era utilizada para calcular o número de anos na cadeia sobre o total da pena.
A praça de Colón, em Madrid, foi o local escolhido para exigir justiça depois de o Tribunal ter ordenado a libertação da ex-comando da ETA, Inés del Río, ao fim de 26 anos de prisão por 24 atentados e assassínios. Del Río saiu em liberdade no dia 22 de Outubro, mas só devia ter sido libertada em 2017.
A decisão do Tribunal Europeu pode levar à libertação precoce de outros criminosos condenados, nomeadamente membros da ETA. A Associação de Vítimas do Terrorismo (AVT) esteve presente em força na manifestação, proclamando "a última barragem pela dignidade democrática na Espanha".
Todo este processo evidenciou uma separação entre as vítimas dos atentados e o Partido Popular (PP), liderado por Mariano Rajoy. Alguns membros do PP tentaram juntar-se à manifestação, mas foram recebidos com apupos e apelidados de traidores.
Europe has favored the ETA, a terrorist group that claims the independence of Vasc Country in Spain. The government of Spain was forced to release a prisioner of ETA following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.
Members of ETA
Spanish laws avoid the reduction of prison time for good behavior, but the Strasbourg Court has backed an appeal against these laws on Monday. The Interior Ministry of Spain said that 76 members of ETA could eventually benefit from this precedent.
The last prisoner released was Inés del Río. She should have been released in July 2008, but due to the "Parot doctrine" was to remain in prison until 2017. Parot doctrine is to apply normal sentences to a convict who isn't legal age, in this case Ines Del Rio was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Convictions
In Spain citizens are very upset by this event. There are many family and friends of victims scattered throughout the country. Since 1960, ETA has committed more than 700 attacks that have killed 857 people in addition to thousands injured and 90 abducted. Of those killed, 361 were civilians (over 42%), 195 policemen (22%), 147 national police (17%) and 82 military (9%). Most of them were killed by gunfire (544, 63%), while 307 were killed with explosives, mostly car bombs (158).
