an hour ago10 years towards the end of the ETA war, Spain calls on bass
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)10 years towards the end of the ETA, the Spanish government has asked the basses that support independence to condemn the terrorist group. A decade after the group announced the reduction of weapons, Pedro Sanchez's government spokeswoman said the apology for the victims made by EH Bildu, a party considered the organisation's political arm, [...]
We estimate that this is insufficient, that unless they apologize they must move from word to fact. For example, they must condemn cases of prayer in honor of convicted members of the ETA, or when they are required to be released from prison. The apology itself is positive, but they must go further. Besides pardoning the pain caused, they should not participate in these demonstrations, in meetings where those who suffered violence and remind Spanish society again of those times”, said Isabel Rodriguez, spokeswoman for the Spanish government.
The end of the ETA's activities occurred during Socialist rule Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who faced continued opposition from the right opposition represented by the People's Party.
Today, in the streets of San Sebastian municipality, despite contradictions and delays, there is a sense of relief.
When it's all over, it's like breathing freely. You know, if you put yourself in the place of people who died, or their families, it might not be enough, but by the way things went, I think they've taken a step ahead of”, says a citizen.
I felt a great joy. It's something I've long been waiting for, it's delayed, but welcome”, a woman claims.
ETA appeared in the late 1950 ' s during the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. In more than half a century, The ETA killed 858 people, according to the Spanish Interior Ministry, attacked public and private institutions, and kidnapped and snatched money from a series of businessmen. In 2011, the number of unfinished murders of the ETA was 377.
