Petition against the extradition of Inigo Makazaga
Basque Campaign | 08.06.2005 16:08 | Repression
Inigo Makazaga is a Basque political prisonerjailed in Belmarsh for more than 4 years fighting against being extradited to Spain. He is waiting for the decission from the Home Office. Here is his story and download, sign and get more signatures for the petition against his extradition.
Iñigo Makazaga is a 27 years old basque imprisoned at Belmarsh (London). under special security regime due to the serious charges that are being made against him by the Spanish government for almost 3 years. After more than 4 years he is still waiting to face a demand for extradition that is being carried by the Spanish government.
Iñigo has been in isolation regime at Belmarsh High Security Unit for 3 of the 4 years he is in this prison. During these years he has spent around 23h a day in his cell. Last september a Judge reduced his charges taking into account the weakness of the Spanish government’s evidences and he was moved on January 2005 from Category A to Category B but he is still waiting the decission about his extradition from the Home Officer who is delaying it, in the meantime Iñigo is still in Belmarsh. This situation is a continuation of an unjustified sentence.
Iñigo was an active militant in the basque student movement as well as a member of an Herri Batasuna’s comitee (Basque left-wing party which has been recently banned)
He suffered mistreatment at the hands of the Spanish police when arrested as he quotes: “they threatened to split my head open if I didn’t state what they wanted me to, all the while they punched me in the shoulders, in the chest, the ears and pulled my hair and threw me against the wall and to the floor”
Iñigo is just one of thousands of basques, who due to their political actions, have had to seek refuge in different parts of the world, as a consequence of the repression and conflict situation in the Basque Country.
The Spanish media has already condemned Iñigo, violaiting his right to be presumed innocent.
Amnesty International and the UN human rights comissioner name the Spanish State in their report about Torture worldwide.
After 4 years in jail Iñigo is still waiting for the resolution of his case. If Iñigo is extradited, he risks being yet another case of Torture in the next report of these organizations
STOP EXTRADITON!!!
Help Inigo. Sign the petition for the Home Office and get more signatures. You can send them with the petition to the address written on it.
thaks for your support
Basque Campaign
Iñigo has been in isolation regime at Belmarsh High Security Unit for 3 of the 4 years he is in this prison. During these years he has spent around 23h a day in his cell. Last september a Judge reduced his charges taking into account the weakness of the Spanish government’s evidences and he was moved on January 2005 from Category A to Category B but he is still waiting the decission about his extradition from the Home Officer who is delaying it, in the meantime Iñigo is still in Belmarsh. This situation is a continuation of an unjustified sentence.
Iñigo was an active militant in the basque student movement as well as a member of an Herri Batasuna’s comitee (Basque left-wing party which has been recently banned)
He suffered mistreatment at the hands of the Spanish police when arrested as he quotes: “they threatened to split my head open if I didn’t state what they wanted me to, all the while they punched me in the shoulders, in the chest, the ears and pulled my hair and threw me against the wall and to the floor”
Iñigo is just one of thousands of basques, who due to their political actions, have had to seek refuge in different parts of the world, as a consequence of the repression and conflict situation in the Basque Country.
The Spanish media has already condemned Iñigo, violaiting his right to be presumed innocent.
Amnesty International and the UN human rights comissioner name the Spanish State in their report about Torture worldwide.
After 4 years in jail Iñigo is still waiting for the resolution of his case. If Iñigo is extradited, he risks being yet another case of Torture in the next report of these organizations
STOP EXTRADITON!!!
Help Inigo. Sign the petition for the Home Office and get more signatures. You can send them with the petition to the address written on it.
thaks for your support
Basque Campaign
Basque Campaign
e-mail:
basquecampaign@yahoo.co.uk
