CELEBROVSKY, Pilar
More than 30 years ago Spain welcomed its new “democracy” which would mean the end of Francisco Franco’s dictatorial regime. Afterwards, in 1978, the Spanish would adopt their Constitution, but the previous year the Amnesty Law was passed, in this occasion, not by the Spaniards.
As you may know, Interpol has ordered the arrest of 20 politicians who, apparently, committed crimes against humanity. However, both Spanish police and government are not willing to order those arrests.
The reason of that posture can be found in the Amnesty Law, which we can define in few words: it is a law that prohibits judging any kind of crime that may have been committed during the dictator regimen of Francisco Franco.
That is the explanation that the Spanish Government gives to everyone/anyone who tries to look into those crimes. No matter if it is United Nations (UN) or International Amnesty who asks Spain, over and over again, to investigate those crimes, they will not do it for one simple reason: there are lots of skeletons in its cupboard that, luckily, seem to be coming out.
Unfortunately, the Government not only doesn’t want to change its mind, but defends its decision, as if it was entirely legal. Well, if we were living in a world without any International Law that would be, certainly, legally. Sadly, for some politicians in Spain, there does exist an international law, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, precisely, to avoid the impunity of these types of crimes.
I am not 100% Spanish, however, this is the country I was brought up in and I feel so disappointed when I see how politicians behave as if we, the citizens, were stupid. There is no need to be a lawyer or a judge to realize that they use the law against or for depending on the case, and that is called Corruption, here and in any other country.
Catalan people cannot vote because that would be “against the law”, but Central Government can decide which crimes, or causes, the Justice should investigate. I cannot stand how this “democratic” Government is treating Franco’s victims, those people have suffered for decades and it is extremely unfair of Spanish Justice to prefer to protect a few bad rotten apples instead of doing it with their citizens, the ones who pay extensive taxes so they can live like a kings. That, my dear Government, is not called democracy.
To find out more:
Interpol asks Spain to arrest 20 for Franco era crimes
UN gives Spain 90 days to explain how it will help victims of Franco regime
La pluma de Pilar 