Two sexual assaults kept quiet in Rentería, Spain: the pact of silence implicating Bildu
Two complaints of sexual assault in Rentería, a town governed by Bildu, were handled quietly until now. The director of Kukai and the Bertso Eskola have been named.
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Two sensual assaults kept quiet in Rentería, Spain: the pact of silence implicating Bildu
In January 2025, a feminist association brought to Jon Maya, director of the Kukai dance company, the testimony of several women about inappropriate behaviour. Maya accepted responsibility and began a process of "reviewing his behaviour". The events dated back to 2024, and the victims asked for the matter to be handled "discreetly". The Rentería town council, governed by Bildu, learned of the situation and decided to suspend the public subsidy to the company this year. However, the case has now come to light, and feminist organisations reproach Kukai for breaking confidentiality.
The second complaint: the Bertso Eskola
Almost simultaneously, another complaint emerged: several young women from the Bertso Eskola (a school of improvised verse) reported repeated sens behaviour. According to the statement that was read out, the young women "have come to shout 'enough is enough' to end these attitudes". They added that measures had already been put in place in previous years, but the aggressor "has not kept the commitments he made". The seriousness of the accusations contrasts with the opacity of the process: the type of assaults is not specified, and the initial pact of silence was respected by all parties.
A pattern repeating itself in Bildu's circles
What stands out in both cases is the internal handling, far from the spotlight. In the Kukai case, the victims asked for discretion, and the political environment – Rentería is a Bildu stronghold – seems to have helped keep the events from coming out. The leak, however, has broken the agreement. The awkward question: how many similar cases are being handled in the privacy of associations and institutions? The official discourse of the abertzale left against sens violence clashes with these episodes of alleged cover-up. Some analyses suggest the seriousness of the conduct may be lower than implied – "use of certain expressions", it is speculated – but the secrecy feeds suspicion.
The debate has become polarised: while some argue that discretion respects the victims' wishes, others see a pattern of impunity in Bildu's circles. The fact is that, as of this writing, neither complaint has led to any known judicial proceedings. Silence is not golden, and in Rentería it is starting to weigh like lead.
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In January 2025, a feminist association brought to Jon Maya, director of the Kukai dance company, the testimony of several women about inappropriate behaviour. Maya accepted responsibility and began a process of "reviewing his behaviour". The events dated back to 2024, and the victims asked for the matter to be handled "discreetly". The Rentería town council, governed by Bildu, learned of the situation and decided to suspend the public subsidy to the company this year. However, the case has now come to light, and feminist organisations reproach Kukai for breaking confidentiality.
The second complaint: the Bertso Eskola
Almost simultaneously, another complaint emerged: several young women from the Bertso Eskola (a school of improvised verse) reported repeated sens behaviour. According to the statement that was read out, the young women "have come to shout 'enough is enough' to end these attitudes". They added that measures had already been put in place in previous years, but the aggressor "has not kept the commitments he made". The seriousness of the accusations contrasts with the opacity of the process: the type of assaults is not specified, and the initial pact of silence was respected by all parties.
A pattern repeating itself in Bildu's circles
What stands out in both cases is the internal handling, far from the spotlight. In the Kukai case, the victims asked for discretion, and the political environment – Rentería is a Bildu stronghold – seems to have helped keep the events from coming out. The leak, however, has broken the agreement. The awkward question: how many similar cases are being handled in the privacy of associations and institutions? The official discourse of the abertzale left against sens violence clashes with these episodes of alleged cover-up. Some analyses suggest the seriousness of the conduct may be lower than implied – "use of certain expressions", it is speculated – but the secrecy feeds suspicion.
The debate has become polarised: while some argue that discretion respects the victims' wishes, others see a pattern of impunity in Bildu's circles. The fact is that, as of this writing, neither complaint has led to any known judicial proceedings. Silence is not golden, and in Rentería it is starting to weigh like lead.
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