Seven members of Ernai are tried on the occasion of the arrests of 7 May last year
- In the mobilizations of 7 May last year, eight people were arrested by the Ertzaintza, 7 in Bilbao and 1 in Vitoria. The Bilbao detainees have spent Wednesday morning in front of the judge. Ernai denounces the police build-up against them and underlines that they are reaffirming in the fight.
The trial of seven members of Ernai was held this Wednesday morning in the courts in Bilbao. The young people who passed before the judge were arrested on 7 May last year, and after a year, the trial against them has broken. In order to protect the defendants and denounce the trial, Ernai has held a concentration before the courts and has denounced, inter alia, that the trial is based on police assembly against them.
On May 7, 2021, he went to Ernai Street to denounce the emergency situation and the precarious living conditions of the young. In all the capitals of Hego Euskal Herria they mobilized and in Vitoria and Bilbao eight people were arrested and more than 60 wounded by the Ertzaintza. Seven people detained in Bilbao are those who have been tried today.
The youth organisation has reported that requests for sanctions have been made for a year and a year and a half. In addition, compensation and fines require up to EUR 20,000. Contributions are being received to meet the financial penalty in the following current account: ES53 2095 0036 6191 2160 4611.
At the meeting they wished to stress that the best response to the trial is to reaffirm themselves in the struggle: "As we did a week ago on the streets of Bilbao, today in the courts, we continue to fight for the lives of young people, because we have everything to win, raise our fist before each of their blows and they will not stop us!" Let's keep screaming! ".
