The case of the young people of Altsasu arrives at the European Parliament

Parents of the Altsasu incident youngsters asked today for justice at the European Parliament. "This is not about seven youngsters, but a violation against all of the society. Europe cannot allow that this unfair trial based on revenge and repression is used to humiliate a whole people. TheEuropean Parliament is asking for a mechanism to guarantee the respect of fundamental rights and freedoms in the EU. What happened in Altsasu is a clear and serious case of democratic regression. We are showing solidarity with those repressed and their families" said European MEPs. EFA MEPs and parents of the Basque youngsters (@Altsasuparents) called to participate in this Sunday March 24th demonstration in Altsasu so that it becomes “a clamor for justice not only in Navarre but in all Europe". The slogan of the rally is 'Ez da Justizia' (It's not justice). 

The Altsasu youngsters were cndemned to 2-13 years in prison for a bar fight with Spanish military police off duty on January 2018. 13 years in prison for a bar fight... the problem of Spain is that the State structure remains untouched after 40 years. Eight young people implicated in the punch-up, the hangover has endured for nearly 18 months and their case has become a regional controversy. A special division of the Spanish high court for terrorism (!) in Madrid decidse in a trial starting on April. Prosecutors demandes their "offences" to be charged under terrorism laws. The decision to transfer the case to the high court was made by Carmen Lamela – the same judge who jailed Catalonia’s democratic leaders for sedition and rebellion last year. One former supreme court judge, José Antonio Martín Pallín, called the move “radically absurd”.