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An image of Ibai Aginaga along with other members of ETA was part of a wall in Berango in support of the terrorists.
Berango Town Hall has opened a sanctioning file to the association Cultural Kandaru Basque Culturethe group that did the municipal pediment reserve in which last Sunday a ‘welcome’ to former prisoner Ibai Aginaga. Kultural Kandaru Euskal Kultura has among its objectives the “promotion of Basque use” and “of Basque folklore and culture”. This association carried out more than two months ago the first reservation of public space to presumably organize an act of ‘bertsolaris’ (improvised verses in Basque) with popular food. In the extensive note released by the Mayor Anabel Landa No political reference of condemnation or rejection of this act of exaltation of the ETA member is included. Radical groups had announced last week the celebration in Berango of a tribute to ETA member Ibai Aginaga who left Basauri prison after serving a full sentence of 21 years in prison for being part of an ETA commando. The ‘ongi etorri’ was held in the municipal fronton of this municipality governed by the PNV, which today released a statement revealing that it was a cultural association in the region that was in charge of making the reservation for the fronton. The note prepared by the government team and uploaded to social networks by the mayor Anabel Landa blames Kandaru Euskal Kultura for the act of homage to Aginaga. The pediment was decorated with banners in support of ETA both outside the facilities and in the sports complex. In addition, the two hundred followers acclaimed one of the ETA members who he rejects and has not shown any sign of repentance during his stay in prison. Rockets, shouts of encouragement, applause and aurresku of honor They completed the tribute to the former prisoner in a sports facility. According to the data held by the Berango Town Hall, the association in defense of Euskera and Basque culture -as stated in its statutes- carried out a first request to have the pediment more than two months ago but it was rejected due to the restrictions imposed by the Basque Government. After removing these limitations, the City Council facilitated the reservation of the premises. The City Council notes that the municipal regulation expressly establishes that the use of these spaces for political acts is not allowed when the reservation has been made for cultural purposes. The government team chaired by Landa justifies the transfer of the fronton because could not deny it for “subjective assumptions, convictions or hypotheses”. However, the Consistory acknowledges that on the 8th it found that there were banners in the town summoning an ‘ongi etorri’ without it being clear where and at what time on Sunday, March 13, it was going to take place. The version of the Biscayan City Council is that Mayor Landa put in knowledge of the Ertzaintza this anonymous call last Tuesday, March 8, although no specific place was established for its celebration. In addition, he justifies not canceling the reservation of the pediment with the argument that Dignity and Justice had demanded from the National High Court the prohibition of the act but the judges issued an order two days before the tribute ruling out his judicial suspension.
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