Congress takes another step towards the dissolution of Francoist associations | Spain
The Constitutional Commission of the Congress has approved this Tuesday, with the only vote against VOX and the abstention of the PP, the opinion on the proposal of law presented by the PSOE to modify the Law of Associations so that the cause of dissolution is the cause of dissolution the Apology of Franco that causes contempt or humiliation to the victims of the civil war or the dictatorship. The final decision will remain in the hands of a judge.
During the debate, both the PP and UPN and Vox have rejected the Democratic Memory Law – of which the commitment to modify the Law of Associations – has criticized that the apology of terrorism is not included in the reform. « He is disgusting, » Deputy Alberto Catalán came to say. « Why only the apology of Franco and not that of ETA? » María Jesús Jesús Moro Alcaraz, of the popular parliamentary group, has insisted during her speech. Actually, as the deputy of Almar Nahuel González reminded them, « the condemnation of terrorism is already applied in the legal system, which has been applied and applied. »
Carlos Flores Juberías, from Vox, crossed out the measure of « unacceptable limitation » of the rights of association, expression and ideological freedom to try to dissolve those associations that show « sympathy towards certain characters from the past. » The deputy of the extreme right said that he knows associations that carry out « more or less susceptible activities of the apology of Franco », but in his opinion, none of them does it « with contempt for the victims or inciting hatred against them. »
The socialist Artmi Rallo presented legal modification as an « unavoidable demand for reprisals, to make social pedagogy and as collective morality against bleaching of Franco by the extreme right. » « Democracy, » he added, replicating Vox, « he must military against his enemies and defend them. The apology of Franco cannot be covered by freedom of expression, or in association, or ideological, and the Constitution will not serve as a mockery. » Rallo also regretted that the PP, which abstained in the vote, lost « the opportunity to be on the decent side of history. »
Meanwhile, the government works Since June last year in reports To promote the illegalization of the Franco Foundation in compliance with the fifth additional provision of the Democratic Memory Law (2022), which establishes as a cause of extinction to pursue purposes contrary to the general interest, including the apology of Francoism that exalts the coup d’etat and dictatorship or exalts its leaders, with contempt and humiliation of the dignity of the victims or direct incite hate or violence against them.
