An agent of the Municipal Police of Estella has removed this Friday from the balcony of the town hall of the Navarrese town the councilor of EH Bildu Elisabet Ciordia after she exhibited an ikurriña during the chupinazo to start the municipal festivities.
The action has been criticized by the abertzale coalition on its social networks in which it has censured that the mayor has been “removed by force”. Some facts that “show once again the way forward: it is time to respect the right to freedom of expression”.
The head of the Municipal Police of Lizarra has forcibly removed the mayor of EH Bildu Elisabet Ciordia for showing the ikurrina during the chupinazo.
These facts once again show the way to go: it is time to respect the right to freedom of expression. pic.twitter.com/6LGGbFMcf0
— EH Bildu (@ehbildu) August 4, 2023
The spokesperson for EH Bildu in the Parliament of Navarra, Laura Aznal, has expressed her support for Elisabet Ciordia on her Twitter profile and has considered “this type of behavior on the part of the Municipal Police unacceptable”. “It is time to definitively overcome the struggle between symbols and respect freedom of expression”, has defended.
All our support to councilor Elisabet Ciordia. This type of behavior by the Municipal Police is unacceptable.
It is time to definitively overcome the struggle between symbols and respect freedom of expression. https://t.co/XoDfnPIgod
— Laura Aznal (@Laura_Aznal) August 4, 2023
On this same social network, the general coordinator of EH Bildu, Arnaldo Otegi, has written “Lizarra, where the fascists shot the mayor of the PNV Fortunato Agirre and where his heirs treat the flag he defended and a representative of the popular will in this way.
Not pass!”.
Lizarra, where the fascists shot the mayor of the PNV Fortunato Agirre and where his heirs treat the flag he defended and a representative of the popular will in this way.
Not pass!
pic.twitter.com/1eEpnBaOBn— Arnaldo Otegi 🔻 (@ArnaldoOtegi) August 4, 2023