Overview

• Opening the political season in San Sebastián, the lehendakari called on all parties to condemn attacks on municipal police and the Ertzaintza without equivocation.
• Pradales said the Basque Government is acting within the law, noting the Supreme Court’s view that the festival posters do not show intent or exaltation and require a formal complaint for judicial removal orders.
• He voiced a personal commitment to victims and said authorities must achieve that those posting the messages stop doing so.
• His remarks followed sustained pressure from victims’ associations, including Covite, AVT and the Fundación Fernando Buesa, as well as from the Spanish Government’s delegate in the Basque Country, Marisol Gramendia.
• He announced a round of meetings with political formations to address the controversy and the balance between public safety, legal thresholds and enforcement.