VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

UNCLAS MADRID 003639 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 SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION ¶1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS. ¶2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF SEP. 20, 2004 REPORTED THAT FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO SUSPECTED ETA TERRORISTS IN A POLICE ROAD BLOCK IN MONTAUBAN, FRANCE. THE INDIVIDUALS WERE ARMED AND DRIVING A STOLEN CAR WITH FALSE LICENSE PLATES. DURING THE ARREST, THE SUSPECTS ADMITTED TO BEING MEMBERS OF ETA AND ATTEMPTED TO BURN A NOTE BOOK, THE CONTENTS OF WHICH ARE NOW BEING ANALYZED BY POLICE. BOTH ARE WANTED IN SPAIN FOR TERRORIST RELATED CRIMES. ¶3. NAME: ORBE SEVILLANO, ZIGOR - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: SEP. 22, 1975, BASAURI, VIZCAYA, SPAIN - CLASS: POSITIVE - THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT ISSUED TWO INTERNATIONAL WARRANT OF ARREST FOR ZIGOR ORBE, FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN ETA TERRORIST ATTACKS IN SPAIN. ¶4. NAME: ESPARZA ORTEGA, JOSEBA - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: MAR. 22, 1979, PAMPLONA, NAVARRA, SPAIN - CLASS: NEGATIVE - ESPARZA HAS SEVERAL PENDING INDICTMENTS FOR STREET VIOLENCE RELATED TO TERRORISM. HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF "JARRAI", A YOUTH BASQUE RADICAL ORGANIZATION LINKED TO ETA'S NETWORK. ARGYROS