Overview
- Spain’s prison oversight court in Salamanca, which ruled Monday, approved a four-day leave for Basterra with daily check-ins during the outing.
- He cannot leave custody until the decision becomes final because prosecutors or other parties may appeal to the Salamanca provincial court.
- The authorization is his first since his 2013 detention after earlier requests were denied over the past two years.
- Basterra is serving an 18-year sentence for the 2013 murder of his 12-year-old daughter Asunta, a conviction upheld by higher courts, and his wife and co-defendant died by suicide in 2020.
- He is currently held at Topas prison after a 2025 transfer from Teixeiro, and El Mundo reports he now meets thresholds to seek a less restrictive prison regime.