Itziar Ituño declines to participate in a congress in Bilbao after the controversy for demonstrating in favor of the rights of ETA prisoners

2024-01-19 12:42:50

The Basque actress Itziar Ituñowho played inspector Raquel Murillo in the famous series ‘La casa de papel’, has declined to participate this Friday in the international conference ‘Languages ​​lanean (languages ​​at work)’, organized by the Basque Government in Bilbaoafter the controversy that arose over his attendance at the demonstration on the 13th called by Sare in favor of the rights of ETA prisoners.

The image of Ituño carrying the banner in the march, with the motto ‘Konponbiderako Giltzak’ (‘Keys to resolution’), to demand that ordinary prison policy be applied to ETA prisoners and their progression to third degree not be appealed nor the permits, caused BMW and Iberia to cancel collaborations with the actress.

This Friday it was planned that Itziar Ituño will participate in the second day of the ‘Languages ​​lanean’ Congress held at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, in which linguistic management is analyzed from the perspective of creators and agents in the cultural field. At 10:30 a.m., Ituño, the screenwriter, director and producer Esti Urresola, and the musician and producer Pello Reparaz were scheduled to intervene.

However, the Basque actress informed the Basque Executive this past Thursday afternoon that I would not finally go to Congresseither. Apparently he prefers not making public appearances, for now, after the controversy.

Precisely, the spokesperson for the Basque Government, Bingen Zupiria, has regretted the criticism that the Basque actress Itziar Ituño has received, as a result of her support for the demonstration held this Saturday for the rights of ETA prisoners, considering that “they are producing unacceptable situations from the point of view of democratic coexistence” that “are manifested through anonymous comments or insults on social networks that can affect the democratic coexistence” of society.

Precisely, the Basque Government, through its spokesperson and Minister of Culture and Linguistic Policy, Bingen Zupiria, criticized last Tuesday the “criminalization campaign” undertaken against Itziar Ituño, following his support for the demonstration.