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The release on Sunday of Etarra Rafael Caride , author of the Hipercor attack in Barcelona that left 21 dead and 45 wounded on June 19, 1987, has been received with "resignation" among the group of victims of terrorism, who at least trust in which he is not paid tribute given his condition of repentance on the Nanclares route and hopes that he personally does not leave the prison proud of the massacre.

"There is resignation among the victims, because when you explain that it is a matter of legality and there is nothing unusual, they accept it resigned, but they have trouble understanding and make numbers. In the end, they have been in jail in Spain for 19 years and in France , seven, a total of 26. And they find it difficult to understand. The concern is that they be received with tributes, although we have explained that they are theoretically expelled from the group of prisoners because it is from the Nanclares route, and we do not have it ", explains in declarations to Europa Press the lawyer of the Association of Victims of Terrorism (AVT), Carmen Ladrón de Guevara .

This is one of the main concerns of the association, given the fact that in the next five years they will be released around 80 terrorists, "some of the historical" for the expiration of their sentences, so the goal is not Come out as heroes causing even more pain in your survivors.

"It is hard for us to accept it, but we have no choice, that many of the bloodthirsty are going to start serving their sentences and are going to leave. We want to focus on regretful or not, at least not be proud," he says Thief of Guevara citing the words that the president of the AVT, Mayte Araluce , transferred to the General Secretary of Penitentiary Institutions to ask for greater effort in this regard when working on the release of an ETA prisoner.

"Let them leave discreetly"

The AVT has requested that the therapeutic teams of the prisons working in the preparation of the freedom life of the ETAs make them "see the added pain suffered by the victims". "We are aware that this is very difficult, but we ask that you be reminded to leave discreetly, for the victims," ​​he adds.

In addition, Ladrón de Guevara emphasizes collaboration with Justice because he understands that it is "the true reinsertion" and "the real way to feel repentance." "It is useless to encourage people to reinsert themselves in exchange for benefits if they do not give anything afterwards. It has to be sincere, not form. Because then they go out and pay tribute and tell you that they are proud of what they have done." comments.

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