Bolaños responds to Aznar that his criticism of the Memory Law can only be understood from ignorance or manipulation

He shows his affection and admiration for Felipe González and underlines that the former president said that he should read the law before giving his opinion

MADRID, 6 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory, Félix Bolaños, has come out against criticism of the Democratic Memory Law and has responded to former President José María Aznar that these can only be carried out from "ignorance" or the attempt of "grossly manipulating" what the norm says.

This Tuesday, Aznar described the new law as "nonsense", whose opinion went ahead this week in the Constitutional Commission of Congress thanks to the support of EH Bildu, PNV and PDeCAT together with PSOE and United We Can, among other things because it is a project " made and agreed with terrorists," he said.

The former president specifically referred to the point of the law that marks that victims of human rights violations will be recognized until 1983, which includes the first year of Felipe González's government. "When a government like the current one agrees with the group that represents terrorism, that crimes be investigated until December 1983, five years after the Constitution was approved, at a time when the predecessors of the current government itself were already in government, I sincerely believe that this means having a very messy house", Aznar has sentenced.

Therefore, Bolaños has responded to Aznar and "to the entire right and extreme right" asking that the law be read because, in his opinion, only from ignorance or attempted manipulation "can the things that are being said be affirmed", has lamented.

He went on to defend that the law condemns Franco's dictatorship, pays homage to the victims "of both sides" of the war, values ​​the Transition and the Amnesty Law of 1977 as fundamental elements of democracy and claims the Constitution as a fundamental pillar of the democratic system in Spain.

"Why are the right and the far right against it, why can't Spain have a Memory Law like the countries around us that have suffered dictatorships. When is the right going to really drop the ballast with the Franco regime once and for all? for all?", has questioned.

On the contrary, when asked about the statements of the former socialist president, Felipe González - who stated that the agreement with Bildu to carry out the aforementioned rule does not "sound good" to him - the minister has limited himself to pointing out his "affection" and "admiration" towards González and has underlined that he stated that "he had to read the law to give his opinion".

The former socialist leader was also asked this Tuesday about the point of the law that recognizes the victims of human rights violations until 1983. This would include those who suffered torture or were the object of the so-called 'dirty war' against ETA during the subsequent five years. to the approval of the Constitution and could affect the GAL in the first year of the Government of Felipe González, which he arrived in October 1982. In this regard, Felipe González indicated that he has not seen the text: "When I see it I will tell you , but blowing my nose, it doesn't sound good to me".

On his side, Minister Bolaños has described the rule as a step forward that is also validated "by all international organizations", as he has transferred and is based on the humanitarian principles of "truth, justice and reparation" and homage to the victims. .

For the foregoing reasons, he considers it a law "essential to dignify our democracy", and therefore believes that "only if the law has not been read" or "they want to rudely manipulate" statements such as those being made by "the right and the extreme right", as indicated.