Overview

• Ondarroa mayor Urtza Alkorta called the expulsion during the Andramari festivities very serious, pledged to take measures, and promised protection for municipal police and other town employees.
• EH Bildu told local newspapers it holds GKS responsible for the removal of the municipal officer from the festival area.
• GKS denied direct responsibility and argued it is being criminalized for a critical stance toward police, stating an officer was informed on August 16 that he was not welcome in the txosnas.
• The group also claimed the Ertzaintza removed banners criticizing police during the August 13 gazte eguna events in Ondarroa.
• This is the second such incident reported this summer after June expulsions in Beasain, highlighting an ongoing dispute over control of txosna spaces and intersecting with EH Bildu’s push to overhaul the Basque policing model.