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thursday 05 december 2024
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"The reform harmonising penalties is a major step in the situation of prisoners"
- The European Union agreed in 2008 to recast the sentences of eta prisoners. Spain did not comply with this order. The reform of the law has come. The measure will affect a total of 52 prisoners. Mikel Globñano, a member of the Sare association, has given us the details in the Metropoli Forala programme.
22 October 2024 - 11:18
Last updated: 2024-10-23 10:21
According to Mikel Globñano, the decision of the Spanish Government is an important step on the road to normalisation of the political situation. The member of the Sare Association has stressed that there are two main challenges to consolidating coexistence: the recognition of all victims and the channelling of prisoners.
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