Thousands of people - 20,000, according to the Municipal Police - have demonstrated this afternoon in Bilbao in support of the 47 defendants who will be tried from next Monday at the National Court for integrating the so-called "makos front" ("prisons") from ETA.

The demonstration, which was attended by the accused, including lawyer Arantza Zulueta and former EH Senator Bildu Iñaki Goioaga, has been attended by representatives of this coalition led by its general coordinator, Arnaldo Otegi, as well as Podemos Euskadi, from ELA, LAB and CCOO unions, and other groups.

After leaving La Casilla square after 5.30 pm, protesters have chanted support slogans for ETA inmates, such as "Euskal presoak, etxera" ("Basque prisoners, home"), although they have mainly shown their support for Those charged with applause.

Attorney Amaia Izko, one of those accused in macrosumario 11/13, has highlighted the "huge" response that the demonstration has had, in which, as she has stated, "Basque society has once again said that this judicial process is out of time, place and measure ", besides being" unfair and absolutely unfounded ".

Izko said that it is "fundamental a comprehensive resolution to the issue of Basque prisoners."

On behalf of EH Bildu, the spokeswoman for this group in the Basque Parliament, Maddalen Iriarte, has shown her "solidarity" with the defendants and has said that if they have been characterized by something it is because of the work they have done for peace and democratic coexistence of Euskal Herria ".

Next Monday, the trial of lawyer Arantza Zulueta, former Senator of Bildu Iñaki Goioaga and another 45 people for integrating the ETA jail front or "will begin at the National Court in San Fernando de Henares. KT ", under the coverage of organizations such as the BL group of lawyers, those supporting prisoners Herrira or Etxerat or the health care association Jaiki Hadi.

The prosecutor asks for a total of 601 years in prison for the accused.

It is expected that this trial to the alleged network of support for ETA prisoners will end on November 28.

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