De Juana Chaos back on Hunger Strike

international | crime and justice | news report

Wednesday November 08, 2006 18:25

by ipsiphi iosaf

This time he says it is "till the end"

ETA prisoner José Ignacio de Juana Chaos has commenced another hunger strike. He did so on the eve of his sentancing in protest against the expected term of 12.5 years, which has been handed down by the Spanish court this sentance is for promoting terrorism , [ de Juana Chaos authored a series of articles calling for the continuation & escalation of ETA's armed campaign. ]

The Spanish prime minister Zapatero has said in a statement that he expects the sentance (by the independent judiciary) will further complicate the nascent Basque Peace Process. Already most observers recognise that the process is in crises, the internal ETA magazine only a week ago threatened a return to violence if political progress in not seen to be made by late Autumn. Though critics of Basque seperatism would point out that since late Spring over 120 incidents of arson have been attributed to the group & one theft of 350 arms.

ETA leader & hunger striker José Ignacio de Juana Chaos at the moment of his sentancing.

This is not the first time José Ignacio de Juana Chaos has gone on hunger strike, the Irish Basque comitee & Ogra Sinn Fein covered the first one which ended in him being force-fed here :-
http://indymedia.ie/article/79341
http://indymedia.ie/article/78769
http://indymedia.ie/article/78537

J.I. de Juana Chaos has already served 18 years in prison. It is most curious that his unusual surname ("Chaos") is never re-produced in full by his english speaking supporters.

last links to the ETA ceasefire of 2006
http://indymedia.ie/article/75012
& comment on the possibility of a return to the armed campaign.
http://indymedia.ie/article/77962