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In Vitoria-Gasteiz they demand the clarification of the Pamplona-Veleia issue and not the destruction of the heritage

  • The Pamplona-Veleia case has been called for “definitive” clarification during the demonstration in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 30 March. Pamplona-Veleia clarifies, does not destroy the platform denounces the “damages” made in the site and underlines the responsibility of the Provincial Council of Álava.
Iruña-Veleia argitu, ez suntsitu plataformak deitutako manifestazioa Gasteizen, Foru Aldundiko Plazan. Endika Portillo / Foku

31 March 2025 - 10:14
Last updated: 12:32

In the press release, the Provincial Council of Álava has been asked to clarify the Pamplona-Veleia case. For them, it is “very easy” to know if the graphites are real or not. A request has been made to send a sample of the pieces to specialized laboratories, as this would clarify the matter. They say the Provincial Council has “repeatedly” rejected this request, adding that it will be “for something”.

In addition to clarifying the matter, they have called for an end to the destruction of the heritage. In their press release, they denounce the destruction that has taken place since 2009: In 2010, on the outskirts of the wall, Julio Núñez of the UPV/EHU directed that the group had destroyed an area of 7,000 square meters; in 2016, that they had ruined sector 6 “with many graphites in Basque”; from 2023 to the present, that the company Qark has carried out “an incredible massacre” in different places of the site. The Provincial Council of Álava has been accused of supporting these actions.

They insist that the “damages” have been reported to the court, showing videos and photos, and that the answer has always been the same: “Archaeologists have done the right thing. They state that the authorities, parliamentarians, archaeologists and journalists have been informed of these events and have felt ignored and ignored.


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