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TRIAL AGAINST JON ABRIL

On tuesday, june the 11th, Jon Abril a young journalist working for a small
local TV station from the Basque Country is going to court in the National
Audience accused of collaborating with terrorism. Two years ago, on august
the 17th 2000, Jon Abril recorded took some footage from the street of the
Spanish Court of Justice (Audiencia Nacional), the police confiscated his
tape and accused him for collaborating with Basque separatist Armed group
ETA (which name translated to Basque Country and Freedom).

Every time an important trial happens in any court of justice in the self
called democratic world, it is normal and common to see a group of
journalists with their cameras and microphones.

Two years ago, on august the 17th 2000, one young journalist from the small
basque town of Bera had been taken to declare at the court of justice. The
local TV station sent a couple of journalists with a TV camera. Jon Abril,
was carrying the TV camera, he got asked by the police and asked for a
journal permit, he hadnīt any (being a local TV channel they hardly need
any). His video tape got confiscated and he is now facing the possibility of
being sent to prison for six years accused of collaborating with terrorism.

The trial starts on tuesday june the 11th.

Thatīs what we know about it;
-Jon Abril was outside the Court of Justice and he was taking footage. Next
to him there were a lot of cameras from different national spanish TV
stations. Actually on that day, a lot of TV channels showed the footage
taken on that day at the same place.
-The pōlice confiscated his tape and a few days later he was called to
declare. The accusation states the tape contains proofs of criminality.
-In that tape a car and itīs registration number were visible. For this
reason they accuse Jon Abril, for collaborating with an armed group.
-No journalist next to Jon Abril on that day was asked to show any
documentation. According to Jon, they paid attention on him as he doesnīt
usually turn up at that place, unlike national TV crew that goes nearly
every day.
-The Jon's lawyer is been denied access to the tape. So his lawyer will go
blindfolded to the court.
-In order to prove Jon is not guilty, his lawyer will demonstrate how Ttipi
Ttapa Telebista (the TV station Jon works at) systematically shadows
policemen faces and their car's reg. number in order to preserve their
security.

This is the biass of spanish justice when it is up to a small media to
provide information.