French Basque activist says arrest seemed 'very organised' In her first interview after being released from a Spanish prison in December, the French Basque activist Aurore Martin said Monday that her arrest by French authorities and extradition to Spain "seemed very organised for something accidental." She was arrested in southwestern France on a Europe-wide arrest issued by Madrid over her participation in the Batasuna party. The party is legal in France but outlawed in Spain for its alleged links to Basque armed separatist group ETA. Images and soundbites.