The woman who held the position of spokesperson and counsel for Kultura when Miguel Ángel Blanco was kidnapped and murdered remembers what she experienced up close during that time. “I thought, do they have a ray of humanity not to kill this young man? Unfortunately, it wasn’t.”
Euskaraz irakurri: Garmendia: “Politikaren erabilera maltzurrak min handia egin zidan, atzo berriz gertatzeko ariskua egon da”
Mari Karmen Garmendia, the spokesman for the Basque government and Minister of Culture at the time when Miguel Ángel Blanco was kidnapped and murdered, recalled what she had experienced in those days and also referred to the tribute held yesterday in Ermua. “The malicious use of politics has caused me a lot of harm, and yesterday there was a danger that it would happen again,” they said.
In an interview about the Euskadi Irratia program ‘Faktoria’, Garmendia said I was concerned and also outraged when I saw how “they are doing the same thing they were 25 years ago”. Some of the views, statements and speeches of 25 years ago have been repeated, and, in my opinion, 25 years have not passed in vain.”
“Society can react in one way or another, but the tensions that can arise between politicians do not contribute to living together, there was something of that yesterday,” he added.
At the time, in Garmendia’s words, “the family was not well protected emotionally, there were those who wanted to take political advantage of the tragedy, some were there. I saw no compassion, nor towards the mother” of Blanco.
According to the former spokesman of the Basque government, “the mother had hopes for that scapular” and in the hospital minister Álvarez Cascos “condemned her with very harsh words, because the time of information was approaching, he said it was useless because they had to news. That woman’s pain and discomfort deserved respect.”
“Later, that same afternoon, -Cascos- stood in front of the Diputación, with his partner at the time and, it’s hard to say, but I thought about it: what kind of theater is this,” he added.
On the other hand, Garmendia was at the big demonstration that took place in Bilbao after the kidnapping of the councilor from Ermua, accompanied by Miguel Ángel Blanco’s mother. He remembers that day well: “The demonstration was scheduled after lunch, it was sultry, very hot and we arrived at the Sacred Heart, from there the march started.” “Representatives of the Spanish government also came and that’s why the members of the Ardanza delegation wanted to come with them, but they rejected the proposal, they wanted to make the journey alone.”
“Suddenly, when the demonstration was about to start, Pilar García de Salazar (Ardanza’s secretary at the time) told me that Miguel Ángel Blanco’s mother was all alone, so I went to her and asked her if I wanted to accompany her. , so we walked arm in arm”. “That woman, without raising her voice once, asked me: do you think they will forgive her the death penalty?”
“I thought, would they have an ounce of humanity, at heart, not to kill this unknown young man -at that time they only knew him in Ermua-? Unfortunately it was not so.” added
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