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'Threats, extortion and exile. "

Under this heading have developed several panels that have taken place on the second morning of the Second Conference on Victims of Terrorism University of the UCAM.

This afternoon there will be the closure of the same with the intervention, to 18.30, the delegate of the Association of Victims of Terrorism (AVT) in Murcia, Alejandro Urteaga, accompanied by the Vice Chancellor of University Extension of the UCAM, Antonio Alcaraz, and various representatives of students.

The film director, and threatened by ETA, Iñaki Arteta, said that "in the Basque Country, the conjunction of terrorism and nationalism has led to a society where nationalism has permeated all strata of the country."

Prior to his speech, has projected a documentary filmed by Arteta, "The Basque Hell", which like many of his films, "intended to reflect the reality of life in the Basque Country."

During his speech and threatened the journalist Yolanda Couceiro, has recounted his personal experience as a victim threatened by terrorists.

Couceiro as "threatened there like me who not only received physical attacks, but of another kind: escorts who stop working for us for fear layoffs caps to find the company that 'works' to escort away from friends you fear for their physical integrity; campaigns of slander, libel, of 'half truths' from ETA environment and even our own 'trench', etc.. "

On this last point, the journalist noted that "within one's environment are threatened by ETA false threat, and others still being threatened with real victims and have made a profession of their victimhood."

For his part, Carlos Ruiz Cortadi, a native of Sestao (Bilbao), came to work as a municipal councilor for over twenty years ago an event which marked his "exile" by the constant terrorist threats began to receive.

Cortadi Ruiz explained that "was deprived of the constitutional right to live in peace and freedom is not guaranteed me my own life, and had to leave my land."

It also has affected "more than 200 000 people have had to flee the Basque Country and extortion threats, and even experts give higher figures."

During his speech, the president of Zaitu (Association for threatened, persecuted and exiled by Cause of ETA), Joseba Markaida, has detailed that "terrorism is normal for a state of war where 'anything goes', so we are prisoners politicians.

To resolve the alleged conflict we implement solutions unattainable territorial type, but in reality, this is not a territorial conflict, but political. "

The mayor of Lizarza (Guipúzcoa), Regina Otaola also threatened, he asserted that "despite everything, it's worth the work I do, as there are many grateful citizens of defense, every day, democracy from the rule of law in our people. "

This afternoon, from 16.30 in the Temple of Los Jeronimos, hosting a panel of experts on 'Post-traumatic stress among victims of terrorism. "

Intervene in the act, among other experts, the president of the Foundation of Victimology, Emilio José Mercader.

Source: UCAM