Английская Википедия:Catalan People's Army
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The Catalan People's Army (Шаблон:Lang, EPOCA), known by its members as Шаблон:Lang,[1] was a Catalan nationalist paramilitary group which existed during the 1970s.[2]
History
The group was founded in 1969, as a breakaway group of the National Front of Catalonia.[3] Jaume Martínez Vendrell, the leader of the military wing of the National Front, became its commander.[4][5] EPOCA trained its militants in urban warfare techniques, smuggling in weaponry from Switzerland.[6]
The group came to prominence through a number of assassinations, committed by attaching pressure-triggered bombs to the bodies of their victims, demanding ransoms, and when they weren't received, leaving the bombs to explode, killing their victims in the process.[7][8] In this way, the group assassinated in 1977 the industrialist and chemical tycoon José María Bultó, and in 1978 the ex-mayor of Barcelona, Joaquín Viola, along with his wife.[9][10][11]
By 1979, the group had become inactive in comparison with many other contemporary groups. Following discussions with paramilitaries from Terra Lliure, the groups decided to merge.[11][12][1] This led to many of the better-trained EPOCA militants joining Terra Lliure.[12]
Trials and justice
Seven people were arrested in connection with the killings of Bultó and the Violas.[13] Two of them were tried in 1980; one was acquitted entirely, whilst Martínez Vendrell, the other, was sentenced to a year and three months in prison, although this was not directly related to the assassinations.[14] However, he had already served this time awaiting trial, so was immediately released.[15] The remaining five were tried in 1982, saying at the time that they "learned of the assassination through the newspapers and television".[16]
A number of additional arrests were made towards the end of 1980 in connection with the construction of the bombs that were used in the killings.[17]
See also
References
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