- On Saturday afternoon there were incidents at the entrance of the new gaztetxe, where the Ertzaintza charged those who had approached to show their support. That is why hundreds of people have concentrated this Sunday to denounce the foam launch charges and to show the City Hall’s position on this situation. In the mobilization they have claimed the need of gaztetxe, under the motto “Gaztetxea aurrera, Udala errudun”.
On Saturday, members of the assembly Kaletik Gaztetxera organized the opening ceremony of the gaztetxe of Durango. However, the Police prevented this initiative from being carried out and prohibited access to the town’s gaztetxe. Members of the Assembly have denounced that this was illegal.
As recorded in the videos, the Ertzaintza later responded aggressively and aggressively to those on the spot. The police charged hundreds of Durango's neighbors who had come in to show their support to the young woman and denounce the illegal access control carried out by the Ertzaintza. Members of the assembly have denounced the use of foam balls, fines, threats, threats and coercion, among others.
To denounce all this and claim the need of gaztetxe, today at 19h in the plaza of the City Hall.
— From street to Gaztetxe (@KaletikGTX) December 15, 2024
GAZTETXEA AURRERA
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Regarding the events of the weekend, the young people of the Kaletik Gaztetxe Assembly have shown themselves to be “firm”, “with all the commitment to continue fighting for the gaztetxe, with the help of an endless number of young people from Durango”.
Lack of negotiation
In the middle of the Durango Fair, the members of the assembly entered the building on Friday, December 6, claiming they needed a gaztetxe. “We started the project with the objective of filling the gaps that Durango has,” they said.
Last Monday the Municipal Police came to the place to establish access control and inform them that the City Hall had cut all contact and communication routes with them. Since 2023 he has been Mayor Mireia Elkoroiribe of the PNV. The assembly has underlined the unwillingness to negotiate with the City Hall of San Sebastian. In fact, the City Hall informed him that the building is out of ordinance and that it is expected to be demolished in a few years’ time.
Knowing this, the assembly explained that it was willing to use it until the demolition of the building, and that it then left. However, they have denounced that the City Council has refused to negotiate and has shown its intention to initiate the eviction process by legal means.