

Spanish Government Continues Support for Separatists
Santiago Abascal, leader of VOX, has accused PM Pedro Sanchez of “allying with the heirs of terrorism.”
Santiago Abascal, leader of VOX, has accused PM Pedro Sanchez of “allying with the heirs of terrorism.”
Twenty-five years have passed since the simple gesture of showing open palms—clean, innocent hands—became a symbol for what had suddenly become a movement: the Spirit of Ermua.
Apart from deciding who is eligible for financial compensation, the Law of Historical Memory from 2007 has been used to define how history is taught. Its trajectory will be accelerated with the Law of Democratic Memory of 2022.
Oukabir is also now appealing his sentence based on the ‘Atristain Doctrine.’ As in the cases of the ETA members, information key to his conviction was obtained from him while ‘incommunicado.’
The Spanish government’s political shielding of ETA was evident in the parliamentary committee’s vote on the report.