Spain does not consider Venezuela a "haven of ETA members"

El Universal
March 16, 2010

Venezuela is not the new sanctuary
of Basque terrorist group ETA, but there is a potential "core," that
should be investigated by Spain, Spanish Minister of the Interior
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba said.

The minister remarks came after
a Spanish judge issued a bench warrant against 12 members of ETA and of
the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC), mostly of them
residents of Venezuela and Cuba, AFP quoted.

"There is a core
of people linked with ETA in Venezuela who have been there for some
years and…some new additions might have been made," he told Radio
Nacional de España (Spain's National Radio, RNE).

"We need to
check what it is, its extent, and above all, prevent it, if any, from
sprouting or remaining," the senior officer said.

The Spanish
government is interested in "clearing up any suspicion" and "I
therefore request the cooperation of Venezuelan authorities and I think
we will get it," the minister added.

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