For the leader of EH Bildu, there is still “a long way to go”, because “even today there is an exceptional policy against prisoners that must be stopped in order to strengthen coexistence.”
Euskaraz irakurri: Otegik “biktima guztien erreparazioa eta presorik gabeko etorkizuna” nahi ditu
The General Coordinator of EH Bildu, Arnaldo Otegihas shown its “restrained joy” at the end of ETA’s prisoner dispersal policy, “which should never have been carried out”, and has opted for “a future of recognition and reparation for all victims, and a prisoner-free horizon”.
Otegi made these statements after the Interior Ministry announced this on Friday Transfer to Euskal Herria of the last five ETA prisoners who were held in other state prisons, ending the distancing policy applied by the Spanish government to the prisoners of the defunct armed organization.
At an emergency press conference convened by the formation in Donostia-San Sebastián, the leader of EH Bildu read a manifesto affirming that “a cycle of prison policy closes today”.
“More than 35 years have passed since the beginning of the spread. The measure announced today closes a cycle that has left the cruel prolongation of suffering as the only “achievement”.
Judgement @ArnaldoOtegi about the end of the distance policy. pic.twitter.com/wxYAlwhbyW
— EH Bildu (@ehbildu) March 24, 2023
“The dissemination and removal policy was the result of a political decision, of a state decision supported over time by all governments who were fully aware of their serious violations of human rights,” he said.
For the leader of EH Bildu, there is still “a long way to go”, because “even today there is an exceptional policy against prisoners that must be stopped in order to strengthen coexistence.”
“There is still a way to alleviate all the suffering suffered in the past and some that still persists in the present. EH Bildu wants to convey a message of hope and confidence to the Basque people. We will continue to work, we will continue to weave consensus, we will continue to build bridges not trenches,” added.
Today is a day of rejoicing for those of us who believe that the end of proliferation policies is part of building democratic coexistence.
And today it is inevitable to remember all relatives and friends who lost their lives on the road. We will never forget you.#ETXERA pic.twitter.com/Dtgqxp4hfo
— EH Bildu (@ehbildu) March 24, 2023
Elkarrekin Podemos-IU parliamentary spokesman, Watch Gorrotxategiwelcomes the end of the dispersal policy because the sentences imposed on them for their membership in the terrorist group “the families should never have served”.
“The end of the spread is good news for human rights. Serving a sentence close to the place of residence is essential for relocation. And those sentences should never have been served by the families,” Gorrotxategi wrote via social networks.
According to him, the Basque people deserve “a future of recognition and reparation for all victims and a horizon without prisoners, refugees or politically deported”. “Our people want it and it’s everyone’s responsibility to make it happen,” he stressed.
The end of scattering is good news for human rights.
Serving a sentence close to the place of residence is essential for reintegration.
And those sentences should never have been served by the families.
— Look Gorrotxategi (@MiGorrotxategi) March 24, 2023
On the contrary, the Association Victims of Terrorism (AVT) He has criticized the fact that the process of bringing prisoners together, which began in 2018, has been “completed”, not with their victims.
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