That is why Batasuna has been made illegal. Baltasar Garzon of Pinochet fame doggedly investigated the whole MLNV (Basque National Liberation Movement) and contended that Herri Batasuna and the newspaper Egin were ETA appendages controlled through the KAS (Koordinadora Abertzale Sozialista or Socialist Patriotic Coordinator). This happened in the late 1990's and is the reason why Batasuna has gone through so many incarnations over the past 7 or 8 years.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper