Spain's young democracy prepares for a new assault on the Basque language.
What is it with these fellas, why do they seem unable to understand that Spanish, French and Basque languages can co-exist peacefully?
Is not like the Basques are trying to impose their language on the rest of Spain and France, quite the opposite, the Basques want for their language to develop in the Basque Country, as a mean to preserve our cultural heritage, our history, our legacy.
When are governments like the ones in Madrid and Paris will stop using fear of the unknown to scare their people into submission and get them to accept repressive measures against ethnic and linguistic minorities?
This note appeared today at Berria:
What is it with these fellas, why do they seem unable to understand that Spanish, French and Basque languages can co-exist peacefully?
Is not like the Basques are trying to impose their language on the rest of Spain and France, quite the opposite, the Basques want for their language to develop in the Basque Country, as a mean to preserve our cultural heritage, our history, our legacy.
When are governments like the ones in Madrid and Paris will stop using fear of the unknown to scare their people into submission and get them to accept repressive measures against ethnic and linguistic minorities?
This note appeared today at Berria:
Indictees appeal for protection to face "legal assault"
It is clear from the indictment that after years of investigations the Judge has no proof whatsoever linking ‘Egunkaria’ with ETA, according to their lawyer Elosua
Imanol Murua-Uria – DONOSTIA (San Sebastian)
They are innocent but they cannot be sure of getting “a fair trial”. This is why they have called for the “support of institutions and citizens to oppose the injustice”. The people indicted in the Egunkaria case together with their defence lawyers and the people who have been accused but who are not facing charges said in a press conference that the indictment issued by Judge Juan Del Olmo was “a legal assault on Basque citizens” and that the “real crime” was the closing down of Egunkaria. “The judge is using this indictment to try to justify the closing down of the paper,” they pointed out.
Joan Mari Torrealdai, the former Chairman of Egunkaria’s Board of Directors, read out the statement on behalf of all the indictees in front of the locked doors of the Egunkaria premises in the Martin Ugalde Kultur Parkea. He was accompanied by the indictees Txema Auzmendi, Xabier Oleaga, Martxelo Otamendi and Iñaki Uria, together with Inma Gomila, Luis Goia and Fermin Lazkano, who are not facing any charges, and their lawyers Joxe Mari Elosua and Iñigo Iruin. Two indictees were not present: Pello Zubiria for health reasons and Xabier Alegria, who is being held in custody.
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