VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

UNCLAS MADRID 002482 SIPDIS VISAS VIPER DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP (AGUIRRE LETE, JUAN LUIS) SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION ¶1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: ¶2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF JUNE 10, 2004, REPORTED THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES EXTRADITED THE ETA MEMBER, JUAN LUIS AGUIRRE LETE TO SPAIN, AFTER SERVING A SENTENCE IN FRANCE FOR CONVICTED FELONS ASSOCIATION FOR TERRORIST PURPOSES. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY TEMPORARILY EXTRADITED TO SPAIN FROM AUG. 2002 UNTIL FEB. 2003, TO RESPOND IN THE PENDING INDICTMENTS FOR THE MURDER OF SPANISH SOCIALIST PARTY LEADER FERNANDO MUGICA, AND SPANISH ARMY GENERAL DIONISIO HERRERO. AT THAT TIME, AGUIRRE LETE RECEIVED A 30 AND 66 AND A HALF YEARS SENTENCES RESPECTIVELY. (MAXIMUM TO BE SERVED IN SPAIN IS 30 YEARS). THIS TIME, AGUIRRE LETE WILL BE TRIED FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE HIJACKING OF PRISON OFFICER JOSE ANTONIO ORTEGA LARA. ¶3. NAME: AGUIRRE LETE, JUAN LUIS - ALIAS: "PEIO ASTIGARRAGA" AND "ISUNTZA" - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: MAY 30, 1963, SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - CLASS: POSITIVE ARGYROS