January 22, 2025

By Iker Armentia

Paint was thrown at the monolith commemorating Buesa y Diez Elorza.

In less than 24 hour, Fernando Buesa’s memory is attacked again. The grave of the PSE leader who was murdered by ETA on Friday appeared to be stained with black and feces. This attack came after the black paint was painted on the monolith commemorating Buesa, his bodyguard Jorge Diez Elorza and the spot where they were killed by ETA at Vitoria in February 2000.

The Fernando Buesa Foundation filed complaints at the Vitoria Municipal Police, who are investigating these events as hate crimes.

Political groups tried to make an institution declaration condemning the EH Bildu, but this was not possible as EH Bildu did not join. City Council institutional declarations can only be made if all groups are in agreement. The nationalist group has indicated they did not join because the declaration included the word “condemnation.” The nationalists have suggested replacing the word with “rejection.”

PSE, PP and PNV have released a statement in which they reproduce the frustrated statement. Next up is the next.

We strongly condemn these inhumane acts, which show a lack of empathy towards victims and a disregard for the memory of those who have died.

We send our support and solidarity to the families Fernando Buesa, and Jorge Diez Elorza in response to these attacks that are unjustified and committed by people who do not yet understand the importance of memory as the foundation for a free and just society.

We condemn these acts of violence that cause suffering for the victims, their families, and violate the rights to peace and coexistence.

We reaffirm our commitment to the recognition and memory of victims in Vitoria Gasteiz, against all those who would erase the memory of their victims.

We will continue to work for delegitimization and the social and ethical recognition of victims.

On his social media, the leader of EH Bildu published his “most absolutely and resoundingly rejection” of “inadmissible attacks” on the memory Fernando Buesa.

In his name and on behalf of the entire family, Fernando Buesa Foundation has expressed gratitude for all the help received. Eduardo Mateo, the Foundation’s director of program said that “they are hurt”. He explains that they have returned to the date of the incident, despite the fact that this isn’t the first time the Buesa pantheon has been vandalized. Mateo also expressed “disappointment,” with EH Bildu for failing to condemn the incident and instead limiting themselves to merely condemning it. It’s not the same. It is possible to refuse coffee or a date. “A conviction has an implied ethical and moral significance that must be explicitly stated, particularly by Sortu which was the party who sustained and supported ETA’s violence”, he says.

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