Basque politician Arnaldo Otegi embraces a friend on the stage as he is welcomed by his friends and relatives on his arrival to his hometown, after he was released from prison, where was since October 16, 2009. Elgoibar (Basque Country). 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)