Aratz Estonba, from the Askapena organization in the Basque country, said that the Basque country stands by the Kurdish people and that the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan will be a big step towards the democratization of Turkey.
Speaking to ANF Spanish service, Aratz Estonba from the Askapena organization in the Basque country, said that the situation in which Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is held is contrary to all international agreements. He added that in the Basque country they have experienced that international agreements do become void when it comes to political prisoners.
Evaluating the CPT's visit to Turkey on September 20-29 and its silence about this visit, Estonba said that this shows Europe's stance as hypocrisy.
Estonba said that the European Union describes Basque and Kurdish organizations as "terrorists" and finances Turkey to keep refugees, and underlined that the EU does not respect human rights.
Estonba said that the success and victory of the Kurdish people in the struggle will be the victory of the Basque people, and underlined that the freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan will be a big step towards the democratization of Turkey. His captivity, he said, means the captivity of the Kurdish people.
