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Sanchez has asked the groups to pass a new law on official secrets to clarify the Zabalza case

After expressing his respect and solidarity with Zabalza's family, Sanchez has called on the parliamentary groups in the Congress of Deputies to work together to get behind the Franco law in force today and push through the new law on official secrets. 

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Pedro Sanchez, during the control session this Wednesday in Congress. Photo: EFE

On the 40th anniversary of the arrest and murder of Mikel Zabalza, PNV and EH Bildu have asked the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, for information on his death. In response to questions from the PNV and EH Bildu, the Chief Executive has called on the parliamentary groups to pass the new law on official secrets that the government has put on the table. 

He was arrested on 26 November 1985 Donostia as part of an anti-terrorist operation and tortured to death in the Intxaurrondo barracks of the Civil Guard, 20 days later his body appeared on the Bidasoa River. 

However, according to official sources at the time, try to choke Zabalza ihes eta eta zen on the Bidasoa River. 

"The truth is in your hands, I ask you to work together," Sanchez told the PNV spokeswoman at the Congress of Deputies, Maribel Cowboy.

After expressing his respect and solidarity with Zabalza's family, Sanchez has called on the parliamentary groups in the Congress of Deputies to work together to get behind the Franco law in force today and push through the new law on official secrets. 

Sanchez has also made it clear that the powers of the State must also be held accountable. 

Sanchez has stated that he is not afraid to declassify documents, but that this requires the adoption of a new law on official secrets, which is not only in the hands of the government. 

It therefore calls on the parliamentary groups to act responsibly. 

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