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CORRECTED: French court acquits separatist Basque ETA leader Josu Ternera

A Paris court on Wednesday acquitted the former Basque separatist leader Josu Ternera on charges of participating in a criminal organisation, citing insufficient evidence in the case.

The ruling overturns a conviction and eight-year prison term handed down in 2017 when Ternera, a historic leader of the ETA group seeking independence for the Basque Country, was tried in absentia while he was on the run from the authorities.