The PNV group in the Hernani City Council has expressed its "strongest condemnation" for the expulsion of an off-duty Ertzaintza officer from the festival area, deeming the municipal government's stance "insufficient". The PNV party stated that the incident is "profoundly unjust, exclusionary, and incompatible" with "PNV values", and that there is no room for discrimination, "neither for their profession, nor for belonging to any group".
The PNV has advocated for coexistence "based on respect and freedom, not on bullying or fear". The group recalled that they did not support the institutional declaration presented by the local government, considering it "clearly insufficient" and demonstrating a "lack of political courage".
“"There is no room for nuance on this issue: condemning what happened is a matter of democratic decency."
