The Basque parties have taken positions on the actions of the PP spokesperson in Congress, for which Andueza even asked for his resignation. Abertzale deputy Mertxe Aizpurua has described it as “deplorable”. De Andrés has framed it within ‘freedom of expression’.
New political storm between PP and PSOE for the exhibition, by the PP spokesperson in Congress, Miguel Telladoof a photo of twelve members of the PSOE murdered by ETA while criticizing the agreements reached by the Socialists in recent years with EH Bildu. No strangers to the cross-pollination of accusations against Madrid, the controversy reached Euskadi on Thursday, where the Basque teams have responded.
The first to do this was the general secretary of the PSE-EE, Eneko Andueza, who, upon his arrival in the Basque parliament, demanded Tellado’s resignation for using “the memory of the victims” of terrorism in a despicable way. As he denounced, the PP “seems to want to forget a truth that is part of its history”, since, he recalled, during the governments of the Popular Party, especially during the period of José María Aznar at the head of the executive branch, 311 prisoners of ETA were released, including 61 prisoners “who had committed blood crimes and had been sentenced to more than twenty years in prison”.
The Socialist leader has insisted that his party respects the victims “very much”, a position he has contrasted with that of the PP: “After what happened yesterday, it is very clear that for the Popular Party the victims of terrorism are merchandise. they are a weapon thrown against a government, and that is politically the lowest thing that can be done.
That’s why he has the popular The Basques must “raise their voices and put in their place the PP politicians” who say that “ETA is stronger than ever”, referring to the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso.
In the same line, EH Bildu’s spokesperson in Congress said: Mertxe Aizpuruacalls Tellado’s attitude ‘deplorable’. “The victims have already said it themselves. It is regrettable,” he said in the corridors of the House of Representatives.
Andrés hides behind ‘freedom of expression’
Back in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the president of the Basque PP, Javier de Andréshas accused the PSOE of ‘criminalizing’ the Popular Party and framed his fellow party’s actions in ‘freedom of expression’.
In statements to the media upon his arrival at the Basque Parliament, he responded to Andueza and asked him to explain why the PSOE “allows the ETA prisoners to leave without showing remorse and without cooperating with the justice system, and because they only has met two-thirds of the requirements.” sentence”.
Source: EITB
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