Spain's attorney general is going to ask the courts to ban the new political party "Sortu", claiming that it is nothing more than a re-packaged version of Batasuna - the political wing of the Basque separatist group ETA.
The Supreme Court will rule next week on whether they party should be legalized. Sortu claims it rejects all forms of violence however Spanish police have said that there is ample evidence to prove that it is the political wing of the banned Basque militant group. Batasuna was banned in 2003 after it was accused of acting as the political arm of ETA.
Basque local elections take place this coming May. ETA declared a ceasefire in September and in January confirmed that the ceasefire is intended to be permanent.
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