ETA member José Arturo Cubillas Fontán, who was hired by President Hugo Chávez' administration, just like his wife Goizeder Odriozola has become a Venezuelan citizen, as evidenced from the Venezuelan Electoral Register.

Based on the roll of voters newly disclosed by the National Electoral Council ahead of next December 3rd presidential election, Cubillas is a Venezuelan citizen.

Cubillas was appointed director of the Management and Services Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands in a decree published in October 2005, Efe disclosed.

Since the early 1990s, he married Odriozola, a Venezuelan-Basque journalist, whom Chávez administration designated as head of the Presidency Ministry; as published on September 27 in the Official Gazette.

Odriozola occupied a position as head of Information and Public Relations, Agriculture and Lands Ministry, where her husband works.

Cubillas (48) is one of the 11 ETA members who were taken in May 1989 from Algiers to Venezuela -following unsuccesful talks between ETA and the Spanish Government. He is wanted by the Spanish police in connection with three murders.

On Thursday, after reports that Cubillas and his wife were Venezuelan servants, the Spanish Government vowed to find out any charges against him.