Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe leaves Bilbao High Court.
Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe is greeted by Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) President Inigo Urkullu (R) after leaving Bilbao High Court January 8, 2009. Ibarretxe and Basque Socialist Party (PSE) leader Patxi Lopez face charges for official meetings with members of banned pro Basque independence party Batasuna in 2006. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN)