As a result, pro-independence parties in the Basque Country will not be represented in the Spanish general elections, which will take place on 9 March 2008. Judge Baltasar Garzón ordered all BNA and BLCP activities to be suspended for three years. Their headquarters, offices and other establishments will be closed down, their bank accounts will be frozen, and they will be forbidden from taking part in the polls.

Earlier this week three members of BNA and three members BLPC were imprisoned, accused of collaborating with the armed group ETA.

Related Internet links:

• EiTB 24: Garzón suspende por tres años las actividades de ANV y EHA
• Gara: Garzón suspende las actividades de EAE-ANV y EHAK por tres años
• Deia: Garzón suspende por tres años las actividades de ANV y de EHAK
• El Correo Digital: Garzón suspende por tres años las actividades de ANV y del EHAK

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• (15-01-2008) La il·legalització de l'esquerra independentista al País Basc, qüestió de dies