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Mertxe Aizpurua, EH Bildu's spokesperson in the Spanish Congress, compared ongoing corruption cases against the PSOE to a past "state operation" against Basque independence, calling on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to go "on the offensive" against what she described as a political and judicial campaign. Source: abc.es, infobae
Aizpurua acknowledged the seriousness of cases involving former minister José Luis Ábalos and others, but argued that many cases are part of an "operation" to "bring down the government." She cautioned that "not everything is lawfare, nor is everything corruption." Source: abc.es
Drawing on Basque history, she alleged a "large-scale state operation" that included closing newspapers, torturing directors, and illegalizing parties, all based on false police reports. She did not mention ETA, a point highlighted by ABC.es, which noted her past conviction for apology of terrorism. Source: abc.es, infobae
She urged Sánchez to go on the offensive and asked "whether the police lie," while also calling for policies on housing, labor rights, and social protection. She accused the PP of having damaged trust in the judiciary. Source: infobae
“Por eso —ha explicado— no damos por buena cualquier actuación policial o judicial por el simple hecho de venir revestida de legalidad. No es desconfianza abstracta: es memoria política.”
“La portavoz de EH Bildu en el Congreso de los Diputados, Mertxe Aizpurua, ha pedido este miércoles al presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, que vaya "a la ofensiva" para enfrentar la "operación política, judicial, policial y mediática".”
“ha reconocido que quieren ser "cautos" porque "ni todo es lawfare ni todo es corrupción".”
“El discurso no es nuevo, es el que se ha defendido desde la misma izquierda independentista que justificaba los atentados o miraba hacia otro lado, pero sí su uso para cuestionar las causas judiciales contra el PSOE.”
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