- Former Basque prisoners Carlos Sáez de Egilaz and Felipe San Epifanio have been detained by the Civil Guard during the morning of Wednesday. According to several sources, the arrests could be related to the arrests made in 2020 in connection with the reception of prisoners. All three detainees have been released throughout the day.
The Civil Guard has arrested former Basque prisoner Carlos "Kai" Sáez de Egilaz on Beasain Street, as reported by the Department of Interior of the Basque Government eitb.eus. Shortly after the news was received, it has been known that Felipe San Epifanio has also been arrested, although there is still no information about the time and place of detention. The arrests have taken place on the order of the Examining Court No. 6 of the Spanish National Court.
According to information published by various media, the arrest of Sáez de Egilaz is related to the arrests of Oihana San Vicente, Antton López Ruiz Kubati, Oihana Garmendia and Haimar Altuna in 2020, allegedly part of the same police operation related to the reception of prisoners.
According to Naiz, Sáez de Egilaz has been released at 13:30 hours after passing through the Intxaurrondo barracks for release.
San Epifanio was arrested in Barcelona in 1994 and released in 2017.
Sáez de Egilaz was arrested in Dax (Occitania) in 2003 and, after serving his prison sentence, was released in January 2014. Sortu is currently a member of EH Bildu and both parties and coalitions have denounced through social media the arrests that are taking place. Bildu has denounced that it is "to hinder the construction of a future without political prisoners, based on freedom and equality". "The sewerage of the Spanish State continues in its attempt to condition the liberation process, but they will not stop us! has denounced deafness.