The ertzainas, in the target of "hate" in the festivals of the towns of Euskadi

Three unions of the Ertzaintza have denounced the implementation of a “hate” campaign promoted by “anti-system groups” that takes the form of banners and graffiti displayed in the festive areas of towns and neighborhoods in the Basque Country. The police unions Esan, Erne and Sipe warn that groups such as Gazte Koordinadora Sozialista (GKS), Acaba and Sare Antifaxista are using graffiti and banners to generate a “climate of hatred and violence” against Basque police officers.

The three unions have made public today “the growing and worrying increase in crime in our streets and evidence of the culture of contempt and constant confrontation with authority and the Law” after documenting the banners in festive venues controlled by nationalist youth groups. In Barakaldo, a banner proclaims “hate” to the ertzainas who appear represented in an arrest and who are warned that they are “not welcome”. A burning Ertzaintza van is exposed in Amorebieta to promote “hot dogs”.

“We ask the political class to look the problem in the eye and get down to work to find solutions. It is time to put the political and media focus on the offender and not on the Euskal Polizia”, demanded the police officers who specifically demanded the intervention of vice hendakari Josu Erkoreka