The Juvenile Prosecutor's Office has been in contact with the Errenteria City Council since last Friday regarding gender-based violence cases at Bertso Eskola Xenpelar, as confirmed this Monday by the mayor, Aizpea Otaegi. On the same day, she met with the Ertzaintza (Basque Police) to discuss establishing an "adequate framework" for what she described as "very difficult work because it involves minors".

Otaegi explained that her prior lack of information on these cases was due to two reasons: respecting the victims' request for confidentiality and believing that the leadership in reporting such conduct should fall to other agents. The mayor stated she became aware of the Bertso Eskola Xenpelar cases in May of this year, while accusations against Maya reached her through "informal channels" in December 2024.

She distinguished between the two cases, noting that the bertsolaritza school is municipal and public, whereas the City Council had an agreement with Kukai, providing a subsidy of 53,600 euros, which has now been suspended. This suspension follows the company and its director's breach of a commitment made in 2024 to pause public activity and participate in a victim reparation process, which included accepting guilt and adhering to "absolute loyalty to the victims' confidentiality requests." This decision is seen as a violation of that commitment, given Maya's intention to return to public life.

Regardless of the path each victim chooses moving forward, the Errenteria City Council has affirmed its commitment to supporting them. To this end, a new meeting will be held this Tuesday with the students of the Bertso Eskola and their families, with professional support from gender violence experts.

Throughout her address, Aizpea Otaegi emphasized "placing victims at the center" and ensuring their "care." She expressed gratitude for the bravery of the feminist movement in Errenteria and for the women who have stepped forward to report their experiences.