The general secretary of the PSE-EE, Endeko Andueza, stated this Wednesday that the reform of the crime of sedition will allow "secessionism to end up breaking into a thousand pieces and become part of one of the most embarrassing chapters in the history of this country".
Andueza made this statement in Bilbao, where he spoke at an informative meeting organized by the Nueva Economía Fórum in which the former leader of the Basque socialists Jesús Eguiguren also participated.
Regarding the reform of the crime of sedition, proposed in Congress by the PSOE and Unidas Podemos, Andueza pointed out that "this modification will not only standardize us with the rest of Europe, but it will allow secessionism to end up breaking into a thousand pieces and become part of one of the most embarrassing chapters in the history of this country. According to the Basque socialist leader, what the government formations are proposing is not the elimination of the type of sedition, but a "modification of the Penal Code" regarding the behaviors that are currently punishable by this crime.
Regarding ERC's request to also change the crime of embezzlement, Andueza said that at this point he wanted to be "prudent." He made reference to the words of the Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, who pointed out this Tuesday that the amendments presented in this regard will be analyzed to gauge the “consequences” and the “suitability” of what is being proposed.
In any case, he defended the policy that the Government of Pedro Sánchez is advocating in relation to Catalonia, since it is being verified that "when dialogue enters through the door, secessionism jumps out the window, because it does not like to be in front of its own mirror." He also assured that the Socialists are showing from La Moncloa that they are the "guarantee" that Spain "is not going to break" at any of its "corners", alluding to the independence demands in Catalonia and the Basque Country. He added that "all the doomsayers" who spoke of the danger to the unity of Spain should be "very calm", and stressed that when the country "was breaking apart" and declared a "Catalan republic" was when Mariano Rajoy was the president.
