The Egia Foundation states that Iñaki Subijana’s statements on torture are “very serious”
- Iñaki Subijana, president of the High Court of Justice of the Basque Country, has characterized torture as something “conjunctural” that has been “outside” the structure of the State. But the Egia Foundation says that torture is an “injustice” that the state has used with impunity.
The statements by Iñaki Subijana, president of the High Court of Justice of Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia and Araba on torture in El Diario Vasco, have generated a stir. During the interview they asked him about the designation of victims of torture as victims of the State and the Lehendakari responded: “They are not equal victims, some are victims of ETA, victims of a terrorist organization, others are victims of cyclical violence, outside the structure of the state.”
Documents published by the governments of Vitoria and Pamplona, which contain almost 6,000 cases of torture, say the Egia Zor Foundation, that torture was a measure used by the state. Rejects the attempt to understand torture in isolation: “Denying torture for decades and not taking legal steps makes it clear that it was a systematic state practice.” He stressed that the police, forensics, the media and judges were essential.
“They are all victims and must be acknowledged, but they are at different levels,” said Subijana. According to the Foundation, the statements are “very serious” and manifest the policy of states regarding rights as tortured persons.
The following are the questions and answers from the Egia Foundation (via X):
In 2006, Baltasar Garzón, then star judge, suffered a kind of revelation and drafted a practice that guaranteed the rights of those detained for terrorism. The same judge saw hundreds of incommunicado detainees pass through his room, many with obvious signs of ill-treatment,... [+]
“In the newsletter today at noon, you will see the mayor of your capital, offering the main plaza of the city to the military body that tortured us. In today’s information at noon, you will see the structure that murdered our friends and relatives unravel through our... [+]
“In the newsletter today at noon, you will see the mayor of your capital, offering the main plaza of the city to the military body that tortured us. In today’s information at noon, you will see the structure that murdered our friends and relatives unravel through our... [+]
When we talk publicly about torture, we realize how much society embraces the opinion that the “system” itself puts into effect on this issue. It uses a wide range of ministers and advisers, judges and experts, all with the help of the organic media, of course. And it has to... [+]
