MADRID, 18 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC) has criticized the “passivity” of the Ministry of the Interior and the Government of Navarra in allowing Alsasua to “turn into a tradition” the annual celebration of the ‘Ospa Eguna’, an act of the abertzale environment that calls for the expulsion of the Civil Guard and the National Police.
“The Executive should prohibit demonstrations of this type for pronouncing hatred towards our colleagues, their families and towards the Institution itself,” AUGC points out in a statement, referring to the ‘Goodbye Day’ act that this year has been scheduled for the September 3.
AUGC recalls the attack in the early hours of October 15, 2016 against two agents of the Armed Institute and their partners when they were inside a bar in Alsasua, for which the eight involved were sentenced to prison terms.
From the victims’ associations Covite has denounced the continuity of this type of acts in public buildings in Alsasua, within a day that in this edition includes a round table, lunch, concerts and a demonstration to request the expulsion of the agents of the Forces and State Security Corps.
After thanking the public support of Covite, the professional association of civil guards has requested that the “threatening and unpleasant climate” against the agents stationed in Alsasua, where “they ensure the safety of citizens and compliance with the laws” end. .
“Once again, we once again ask the Government to expressly condemn the aforementioned act and proceed to its prohibition before it is held in September,” requests AUGC.
In the summer of 2019, the National High Court Prosecutor’s Office requested the banning of the ‘Ospa Eguna’ -which has been organized at least since 2010– on the grounds that it reproduces ETA’s “tactical objective” consisting of expelling the Forces and Corps Security of the State of the autonomous communities of the Basque Country and Navarra and that, in addition, humiliates the victims of terrorism.
However, the head of the Central Court of Instruction number 2 of the National High Court, Ismael Moreno, issued an order in which he rejected the prohibition, considering that there was no history of crimes in previous celebrations that would justify such a restriction of fundamental rights.
The judge ordered, however, to send an official letter to the Department of the Interior of the Government of Navarra and to the State Security Forces and Corps so that they control the ‘Ospa Eguna’ in order to prevent crimes of glorification, justification of terrorism, humiliation of the victims or others. If this happened, he wanted the perpetrators to be identified and brought to the attention of the court.
