Two weeks of hunger strike by the melting of Iruña Veleia
- Since 23 July, a group of Euskaltzales has been on hunger strike in Vitoria-Gasteiz to request clarification of the Iruña Veleia case. Its aim is for the new Basque Parliament to use the "path of science" to clarify the case.
The hunger strike is taking place on Cutlery Street 73.ean in the capital of Alavesa. The place chosen is because it is located about 100 meters from the Bibat Museum, "where the oysters are kidnapped." They are giving their day to day from their Twitter account @gosegreba, with people who have come to show their support and their daily initiatives.
On Monday, coinciding with the constitution of the Basque Government, they approached Parliament and handed over to the new parliamentarians through the registration three petitions: the dating of graffiti, the holding by an independent group of controlled tastings alongside the places where the graffiti appeared to know if there is something similar and, finally, the firm commitment to protect the graffiti so that they do not destroy them.
It has been 14 years since graphites were found in Iruña Veleia and in the last 12 years in which the subject has been judicialized, graphites have not been sent to specialized laboratories.
Protections for and against
At the beginning of the strike, several acquaintances expressed their adherence to it. These include Pako Aristi, Nekane Jurado, Arkaitz Estiballes, Josu Naberan, Andoni Egaña, Jon Maia, Onintza Enbeita, Oihane Perea and Iñaki Viñaspre.
Eliseo Gil e Idoia Filloy, of the company Lurmen, who played the main role in the case, showed in a press release their disagreement with the hunger strike, demanding that no one's health be put at risk. On the other hand, the SOS Iruña–Veleia and Martín Ttipia associations have also shown their critical stance with this act.
Urriaren 26an Iruña-Veleia Argitu, ez suntsitu jardunaldian Zenbat esku daude Iruña-Veleian aurkitutako ostraken testuetan? ponentzia aurkeztu zuen Joseba Lizeagak
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Since 2008, much has... [+]