New step to recognize the imprint of torture in Sakana with the documentary 'Arg(h)itzen'
- The stands of the Main Hall of the Iortia Cultural Center of Altsasu have been made public this Wednesday at the premiere of the documentary Arg(h)itzen. This is an account of the imprint of torture on the Sakana, and for the first time, the ideal date for its public display has been chosen.
Among those who have been in the premiere, the 30 tortured Sakandarras who have participated in the documentary, and also relatives of Hilario Urbizu of Olazti. Hilario was tortured in 1975 and has not yet been able to return to his native town, Mexico, where he was exiled. The experts who, from their knowledge, have also been in Iortia have also helped to analyse the many facets of the practice of torture: The historian Iñaki Egaña, the journalists Martxelo Otamendi and Mikel Reparaz, the lawyer Amaia IZKO and the collaborator of the team of the Basque Institute of Criminology, Jeanbinate Goikotxeta.
Among those who have contributed to the production process of the documentary have been in Altsasu the Euskal Memoria Foundation, the Iratzar Foundation, the Torre Olaso Foundation, the Audiovisual Focal Production, the Editorial Elkar, Ahotsa.info, mayors and councillors of thirteen municipalities of Sakana, the Navarro Institute of Memory…
On the part of the Government of Navarre, Councillor Ana Ollo, accompanied by the President of the Parliament of Navarre, Unai Hualde, has been in the first ranks and have been representatives of the collective policy EH Bildu, Geroa Bai and Elkarrekin-Tú.
Ainara Gorostiaga, member of the working team of the documentary Manu Gómez and the Network of Torturados de Navarra, thanked the effort and the work done by the participants.
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