Basque politician Arnaldo Otegi embraces some friends as he leaves Logroño penitentiary center, where has been imprisoned since October 16, 2009. Logroño (Spain). March 1, 2016. Arnaldo Otegi is a politician, member of the Basque patriotic left movement, who was arrested acused of trying to rebuild Batasuna pro-independence party, and was given a ten year sentence. In may 2012 Otegi's sentence was reduced to 6 1/2 years by the Spanish Supreme Court, as they decided he was not part of ETA. (Gari Garaialde / Bostok Photo)