The Government of Navarre stated that nothing was known about the helicopter, which would be an emergency exit. Even Infanta Cristina never knew what her husband was up to.

Then that they are willing to talk, that they are in favor of doing things differently. But the Government filed a complaint with the court from the outset without establishing communication with the juvenile and when a mediation process has been carried out under the obligation of the judge, there has been no dialogue. Because the only proposal of the government was that the assembly of the youth center should leave the building and pay the costs of the ruin. On the one hand, it is obvious that only improvements have been made to the building and on the other hand, of course, this proposal could not be accepted by the Youth Centre and therefore the Government did not in any way allow a genuine negotiation. Mariano Rajoy has also always said that he was willing to negotiate with the Catalans.

Of course, another strategy of those who are gravely argumentative is to discredit their opponent, mold their image through the media. When the government says it is ready to speak, it seems to understand that the Youth Center is not ready. By saying that they expect a “non-traumatic and civilized” eviction, by criticizing the language used by the Youth Center, by saying that it does not fit with the model of the Government, he wants to impose an aggressive image on the collective that manages the Youth Center. It instrumentalizes the painful history of this country, because it is very easy to put together images and scenes that we are well acquainted with to anyone who covers their face. Future Bai is starting to get into this dirty game, albeit in a soft way. The youth center has only revealed its willingness to resist the threat of eviction and police harassment. The government calls for peaceful and civilized eviction. This “civilized” implies the recognition that the state must have a monopoly on violence. The only thing that could allow an eviction as desired by the civilized lords and wives of Futoa Bai is the fear of police violence in the service of the institutions. That is, the abandonment of the project by the members of the Youth Center, in a “civilized” way, so as not to be beaten, arrested, prosecuted and judicially punished. For now, what it looks like is that they want to defend the building with their bodies. That they are willing to be beaten, arrested, prosecuted and punished in a “civilized” way to carry out the project. This is as violent as the action of Julie Hill, the woman who was raised to a sequoia for two years.

The debate on the legitimacy of the use of violence in this case is false (and I will not be the one who criminalizes the use of violence by the people). This is an out-of-context appeal from those who consider this debate closed.

Geroa Bai has also said that the government is “carrying out its obligation as owner” of the building. The demand for preventive eviction, without a trial, is by no means an obligation of the Government. On the other hand, regardless of the legal forms, it is important to remember that the property is not Gobernuarena.Geroa Bai has also said that the government is “carrying out its obligation as owner” of the building. The demand for preventive eviction, without a trial, is by no means an obligation of the Government. On the other hand, regardless of the legal forms, it is important to remember that property does not belong to the Government. This is how our planet is in this crazy world, where governments believe they also own land, seas and the sun. It is a communal, collective property, in this case of all Navarrese. The government, in the system that we are experiencing at this historic moment, has the management of this building. It is therefore perfectly legitimate for the people to manage what belongs to them directly. The argument of the government has been that it is not possible to make a limited use of the building because, on the part of some, other collectives could use the building in another way. In practice, this building, damaged by 20 years of neglect, is not claimed by anyone, the government does not have a project to adapt the space and therefore does not offer space for another use to the people in the medium term. If the eviction continues, the Rozalejos Palace will once again become a cold dead witness of the gentrification process of the Plaza de la Nabarreria and the Old Town of Pamplona for a long time.

To conclude, I would like to emphasize that in Futoa Bai’s statements, the law is repeatedly addressed. “The legal framework is important and we must be deficient in it”, “The government can never forget the principle of compliance with the law”. Throughout history, the ruling elite has established institutions with the aim of perpetuating its power. Legislation is one such institution. That is why, without a doubt, the excessive use of the law for justification is an unequivocal symptom, a clear indicator of what the speaker is part of this elite. As when the PP and the PSOE refer to the Spanish Constitution.

Itziar Bardaji Goikoetxea.

Professor at the UPNA.