On 1983, Joxean Lasa and Joxi Zabala were kidnapped in Baiona (Lapurdi north basque country) by GAL. They were of Tolosa (Gipuzkoa south basque country) and there were refugees in iparralde.
GAL (Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación-Antiterrorist Liberation Groups) was an organization created by spanish government and secret services. Their main objectives were killing ETA militants, north basque country civilians and Abertzale left members. So, spanish government wanted to press french government in the participation of repression against Abertzale left and attack ETA (at that time ETA was very active). GAL killed dozens of basque militants and civilians. Spanish goverment used public money to hire mercenaries for the different actions.
On 17 of October (after an attack of ETA), Mariano Martinez (a friend of Lasa and Zabala) found their car opened and empty.
On 18 of October, four spanish police were arrested in Hendaia (Lapurdi north basque country) for trying kidnapping a basque refugee.
The Guardia civil (spanish military police) tortured them in Donosti (Gipuzkoa south basque country). After being tortured, they were very weakened, so Galindo (a general of guardia civil) ordered to kill them. They were moved to Almeria (south spain), where after after being forced to dig their grave, were executed. The Guardia civil buried them in quicklime.
On 1985, their remains were found but until 1995 they were not identified. When the remains were translated to Tolosa, the Ertzaintza (basque autonomous police) attacked the funeral beating assistants:
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