Impunity: seal of Francoism and the transition
The so-called “Argentine complaint” is before a new investigative instance, in this case about the former minister of the Spanish transition Rodolfo Martín Villa.
The Franco regime committed atrocious crimes that were not punished until today in"democracy". The Spanish justice system never gave rise to the family members' claims., friends and companions of the Republicans and the murdered people. Nevertheless, For many there is no forgetting or forgiveness for the murderers. Among them are proudly the relatives of the victims who managed to open the“Argentine complaint.”They had to move their claim thousands of kilometers to try to achieve justice that neither the Spanish institutions nor those of the European Union guarantee..
Within the framework of the ongoing instances, next thursday 3 of September, The investigative statement of the former minister of the interior of the transition Rodolfo Martín Villa is called. It will be an online exhibition, carried out from the Argentine Embassy in Madrid to Buenos Aires, by“crimes of aggravated homicide”. The context is provided by twelve crimes against humanity, committed when Villa was Minister of Trade Union Relations of the Government chaired by Carlos Arias Navarro. Among them, the Vitoria massacre can be mentioned, he 3 March 1976, in which five workers were shot dead by the Armed Police in a church previously"gassed" Y 100 people were injured, most by firearms; and the Sanfermines of 1978, in which there was a death and 150 wounded.
Thepublished notes In different journalistic media they report four former presidents of the Government and other authorities who have written letters to the judge of the complaint, María Romilda Servini de Cubría supporting the next declarant. According to the publication, The support came from former presidents Felipe González, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE), José María Aznar and Mariano Rajoy (PP), of two former general secretaries of UGT and CCOO and others. It also highlights the explicit support of the former minister and today vice president of the European Commission as High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell, fervent defender of the repression of the Catalan people who demand the right to self-determination. They are putting pressure on Argentina's judiciary, when Villa cannot be exonerated in advance of his political responsibilities, by action or omission, as governing authority during crimes.
Villa has been very clear, not only intends to defend, but also demand the transition“which has been one of the best stages in our recent history…” The truth is, that as the current president Pedro Sánchez does in the face of the corruption of Juan Carlos I, They appeal to the transition as a shield"sacred". It would be appropriate if they also asked Villa aboutthe case of young Gustau Muñoz, killed by police repression during the Day of 1978 Claiming the strike is a necessity, Catalonia, since this case - in which his family is the plaintiff- was the one that opened the possibility of investigating the crimes perpetrated not only during the Franco regime, but also during the transition. At that stage another savage crime was perpetrated: that of colleague Yolanda Gonzáles, student and PST activist (Socialist Workers Party) murdered in Madrid on February 1, 1980 by a far-right gang.
At the end of the day, The transition and the monarchical-parliamentary regime of the 78 They guaranteed impunity“modelic” what, the successive presidents, were from the PSOE or the PP, the kings and officials of the state apparatus, were in charge of maintaining. Without investigation and punishment of those who violated human rights, Reconciliation will always be a smoke screen to hide the crimes of those who carried out a coup d'état, They caused the civil war and sustained a genocidal dictatorship for forty years.
From SOL – Spanish State and the MST of Argentina, both members of the International Socialist League, we call people on the left, progressive and democratic people to reject pressure and mobilize to demand punishment of those directly and politically responsible for murders. Crimes against humanity, they do not prescribe, We must end impunity with mobilization and permanent struggle.
