But things happen, and the things that happen are not very big; the things that happen put the survival of a people at stake. And fortunately, many of the men and women of this country have chosen the best of our people, we have done so. It has not been an easy choice. We have known from the outset that the choice made was not free of charge. When the logic of conflict prevails, it seems that whoever is able to do more harm to the enemy will end up being “the victor.” Those of us who have fought for the rights of the people have also not been on the sidelines of this whirlwind. Surely we have caused the pain that could be avoided. But over and above the things that are well done and wrong, we have always had one goal: we must put an end to the conflict as soon as possible so that we can live in freedom and peace. And we've also been clear that the most crude conflict has to have its rules, those that have to do with humanity, also recognized in various international conventions. One of these rules is that seriously ill prisoners have the right to a dignified life. A right incompatible with prison. My brother Pello was taken out of jail. I, Baptist, was not far from that destination, but the people managed to bring me home and I had the opportunity to remake my life. Our concern now is Jon Gurutz. He's going to be 69 years old; 42 out of town. For thirty years, it went from being a black silhouette to being the photograph of a face tanned by the struggle. Now he's sick. And it's time to go home. We have to bring it in. We invite citizens to participate in the demonstration to be held on 27 December at 19:00 in Etxarri Aranatz. Everyone home!

Muxi Mariñelarena (brother of Pello Mariñelena, who died in 1993 as a result of the penitentiary policy of revenge).

Bautista Barandalla (Former prisoner, nineteen years in prison, the last four years with a serious and incurable illness)