The association for the rights of Basque prisoners wants to move forward “to carry out the process of returning home to the end”, and in this sense denounces the means to the third degree.
Euskaraz irakurri: Sarek Bilboko kaleak bete nahi ditu “elkarbizitzaren alde” eta prisoner eskubideak defendatzeko
Sare, the movement for the rights of Basque prisoners, recognizes progress in prison policy, but urges “withdrawal of the emergency measures” and also to do so “as soon as possible”for which reason it asks citizens to participate in the demonstration that will take place this Saturday, January 7 in Bilbao at 5 p.m. from the Casilla, under the motto “Etxera bidea gertu”.
The platform wants to take the streets “of dignity, of hope for the living together and demand respect for human rights that are systematically violated in the case of Basque prisoners and their families”.
The aim is for the mobilization to become “a turning point to justify the path we still need to reach our goals,” says Sare, adding that “there are many pending targets and the solution depends on the impetus of the Basque political and trade union majority, but also fundamentally on the mobilization of society”.
And it is that, according to him, there are sectors “that do not want to change the situation” such as “the National Court that through the prosecutor’s office constantly blocks the way home” of the ETA detainees by applying the removal and locks to the third class and the permits with “the clear intent to hinder the steps being taken in this country in favor of coexistence and peace”.
However, he claims, “Today we are at the gates to end” the distancing policy, and “we must continue to make progress to bring the process of returning home to an end”, a goal that Sare has provided with numerous support. rallies called for on 30 and 31 December in the run-up to the demonstration in Bilbao.
In an interview for the “Faktoria” program by Euskadi Irratia, Sare’s spokesperson, Inaxio Oiarzabaldenied that behind this new image is a request for amnesty.
“We are not asking for an amnesty, we are sending the process back home”, has noted. He has pointed out that the new image and motto “Etxera” illustrate the way back home as established by law. According to him, some sectors deliberately wanted to sow confusion. In any case, he wanted to make it clear that they are working to end the emergency legislation and that the return home process for the prisoners is normal.
After 34 years of distance policy, Inaxio Oiarzabal hopes that February or March will be the end of the distance policy. “The numbers are there. There are still about 13 prisoners in Spanish prisons and until a decision is made on their transfer (to Euskal Herria) we wouldn’t say it’s done,” he added.
9 out of 10, in Basque prisons
147 ETA prisoners are in Basque prisons, almost half of them in Zaballa, 66, and only 14 prisoners remain in Spanish prisons, the furthest in Madrid, and their approach is expected soon.
In the French state there are 12 prisoners, all but one in Lanemezan, in the prison closest to Euskal Herria. In short, these are the most illustrative data: almost 9 out of 10 prisoners are already serving their sentences in Basque prisons.
On the eve of Saturday’s demonstration in Bilbao in defense of the rights of Basque prisoners, Radio Euskadi’s “Boulevard” program interviewed the Sare spokesperson, Joseba Azkarraga.
The representative of the citizens’ network believes that the end of the dispersion and of the penitentiary policy has become possible thanks to the political majorities in the parliaments of Vitoria-Gasteiz and Pamplona, the union unity and the citizen mobilization. He added that social mobilization is an important part of the consequence of these goals and should be an important part of this new phase. “Governments don’t move, they have to be moved,” he insisted.
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