THE president of the UPN and spokesperson for Pamplona City Hall, Cristina Ibarrolarejected the agreement between EH Bildu, PSN and Geroa Bai For transform the war memorial understanding that, “in a sectarian way”, it attempts to “condemn one type of fascism while avoiding or trying to hide at all costs by condemning another, more recent fascism”.
For Ibarrola, this project is “a missed opportunity to use and the use of this building for cultural entities and the enjoyment of all citizens, and not as a sectarian center.” He pointed out that there is already a project for 2025, in the building of the Marquis of Rozalejo, “for universal memory” and insisted that the War Memorial and its surroundings “can be used for the benefit of the city.” “I think it is a relevant city project that could be used so that citizens can enjoy it with other types of questions,” he insisted.
In this sense, he recalled that there was a meeting this Tuesday during which “many experts” declared that they “do not agree with this proposal.” hidden way to make a deal this did not even satisfy his government partners.
Asked by journalists about the statements of UPN parliamentarian Juan Luis Sánchez de Muniain, in which he declared that with this project, “where the deaths of the Francoist side were honored, now a person against whom there will be honored will be got retaliation from the other side.” “, given that The future center would be called “Maravillas Lamberto” -murdered at the age of 14-, Ibarrola responded that “I didn’t hear exactly how he said it” and indicated that “I don’t believe” that Sánchez de Muniáin “compared” the figure by Maravillas Lamberto with figures from the Franco regime.
“We We are not suspected of avoiding condemning any type of human rights violation. The UPN has always been and is against all the crimes of the Franco regime,” he underlined.
