PROCEDURE

The case originated in an application (no. 2034/07) against the Kingdom of Spain lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a Spanish national, Mr Arnaldo Otegi Mondragon (“the applicant”), on 5 January 2007.

The applicant was represented by Mr D. Rouget and Ms J. Goirizelaia Ordorika, lawyers practising in Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Bilbao respectively. The Spanish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr I. Blasco, Head of the Legal Department for Human Rights, Ministry of Justice.

The applicant alleged that the decision of the Supreme Court finding him guilty of serious insult against the King of Spain amounted to an unjustified infringement of his right to freedom of expression under Article 10 of the Convention.

On 27 November 2008 the President of the Third Section decided to give notice of the application to the Government. It was also decided to rule on the admissibility and merits of the application at the same time (Article 29 § 1 of the Convention).

On 7 June 2009 the applicant requested the Court to hold a public hearing. The Court examined the request. In view of the information available to it, it decided that no hearing was necessary.

THE FACTS

I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE

The applicant was born in 1956. At the time the application was lodged he lived in Elgoibar (Gipuzkoa).

At the time of the events, the applicant was spokesperson for Sozialista Abertzaleak, a left-wing Basque separatist parliamentary group in the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

A. Background to the case

On 21 February 2003, following an order issued by central investigating judge no. 6 of the Audiencia Nacional, the premises of the daily newspaper Euskaldunon Egunkaria were searched and then closed, on account of the newspaper’s alleged links with the terrorist organisation ETA. Ten persons were arrested, including the newspaper’s senior managers (members of the board and the editor-in-chief). After spending five days in secret detention the persons concerned complained that they had been subjected to ill-treatment in police custody.

On 26 February 2003 the President of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country received the King of Spain at the opening of an electricity power station in the province of Biscay.

At a press conference held the same day in San Sebastián, the applicant, as spokesperson for the Sozialista Abertzaleak parliamentary group, outlined his group’s political response to the situation concerning the newspaper Euskaldunon Egunkaria. Replying to a journalist he said, with reference to the King’s visit to the Basque Country, that “it [was] pathetic”, adding that it was “a genuine political disgrace” for the President of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country to be inaugurating the project with Juan Carlos of Bourbon and that “their picture [was] worth a thousand words”. He went on to say that inaugurating a project with the King of the Spaniards, who was the Supreme Head of the Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish armed forces, was absolutely pitiful. Speaking about the police operation against the newspaper Euskaldunon Egunkaria, he added that the King was in charge of those who had tortured the persons detained in connection with the operation. He spoke in the following terms: “How is it possible for them to have their picture taken today in Bilbao with the King of Spain, when the King is the Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish army, in other words the person who is in charge of the torturers, who defends torture and imposes his monarchical regime on our people through torture and violence?”

B. The criminal proceedings in the Basque Country High Court of Justice

On 7 April 2003 the public prosecutor lodged a criminal complaint against the applicant for “serious insult against the King” within the meaning of Article 490 § 3 of the Criminal Code read in conjunction with Article 208, on account of his remarks made on 26 February 2003.

In the proceedings before the Basque Country High Court of Justice, which had jurisdiction to try the applicant because of his status as a member of parliament, the applicant argued that his remarks had constituted political criticism directed against the Head of the government of the Basque Country. He added that to say that the King of Spain was the Supreme Head of the Civil Guard did not imply any intention to undermine dignity or honour; it was merely a statement of the political reality in the Spanish State, where the King exercised supreme command over the armed forces. The applicant further argued that there was no insult or attempt to dishonour in saying that the Civil Guard had tortured the persons detained in connection with the closure of the newspaper Euskaldunon Egunkaria because that was the reality, and proceedings had been instituted in that connection before the Madrid investigating judge no. 5. Numerous public figures had also commented on the subject. In sum, the applicant, as a politician, had sought to express political criticism in the context of freedom of expression, one of the foundations of the rule of law and democracy. He pointed out in that regard that politicians had greater freedom of manoeuvre when it came to informing society about matters of public interest.

In a judgment of 18 March 2005, the High Court of Justice found the applicant not guilty of the charges against him. After stating that his remarks had been “clearly offensive, improper, unjust, ignominious and divorced from reality”, the court found as follows: “... This is not an issue concerning the private life of the Head of State but one of rejection of the ties of political power deriving from the hereditary nature of the institution which he personally symbolises. ... [C]riticism of a constitutional institution is not excluded from the scope of the right to freedom of expression; in this case the latter has the status of a constitutional right which takes precedence over the right to honour. The Constitution does not guarantee the right to freedom of expression solely in relation to certain points of view that are considered correct, but in relation to all ideas, subject to the limits which it lays down ...”

The High Court of Justice summed up as follows: “[T]he [applicant’s] remarks were made in a public, political and institutional setting, regard being had not only to the speaker’s status as a member of parliament but also to the authority to which they were addressed, namely the State’s highest judicial authority, and to the context of political criticism of the [Head of the government of the Basque Country] for his official hospitality in receiving His Majesty King Juan Carlos I in the wake of the closure of the newspaper [Euskaldunon] Egunkaria and the detention of its senior managers, and the latter’s public allegations of ill‑treatment. This context is therefore unconnected to the innermost core of individual dignity protected by law from any interference by third parties.”

C. The appeal on points of law to the Supreme Court

The public prosecutor lodged an appeal on points of law, arguing firstly that the law protected the honour of the King as a specific individual possessed of personal dignity, who had been the object of the offence of insult, and secondly that the law was aimed at ensuring respect for the symbolic content of the institution of the Crown as established by the Spanish Constitution and “represented by the Head of State, the symbol of its unity and permanence”. The seriousness of the offence could be inferred from the fact that the legislature had sought to afford increased protection to the dignity of the King, including vis-à-vis other public authorities (Articles 496 and 504 of the Criminal Code). Furthermore, the inviolability of the King, as proclaimed in Article 56 § 3 of the Constitution, demonstrated the unique position occupied by the Crown in the system of the 1978 Spanish Constitution. That constitutional position highlighted the disproportionate nature of the vexatious and insulting remarks made by the applicant. In the view of the public prosecutor, who referred several times to the case-law of the Strasbourg Court, it was clear that the King had been performing official duties and that he was a figure in the public eye; however, that did not deprive him of the right to respect for his honour. In that regard, the public prosecutor pointed out that Article 20 § 1 (a) of the Constitution did not protect a supposed right to proffer insults. Drawing a parallel with the special protection to be afforded under Article 10 § 2 of the Convention to the judiciary, the public prosecutor further argued that the same protection should be afforded to the Head of State, who was the “symbol of the unity and permanence of the State” and was above party politics, from the “destructive and baseless attack” constituted by the applicant’s remarks. Lastly, in the public prosecutor’s view, the applicant’s remarks could be said to amount to “hate speech” within the meaning of the Court’s case‑law, given the existing situation with regard to terrorist attacks.

In two judgments delivered on 31 October 2005, the Supreme Court set aside the judgment of the lower court, making several references to the Court’s case-law. It sentenced the applicant to one year’s imprisonment, suspended his right to stand for election for the duration of the sentence and ordered him to pay costs and expenses, on the ground of his criminal liability for the offence of serious insult against the King. The Supreme Court considered the impugned remarks to have been value judgments rather than statements of fact. The remarks, described as “ignominious” by the lower court, had expressed contempt for the King and the institution he represented, affecting the innermost core of his dignity by accusing him of one of the most serious manifestations of criminal conduct in a State governed by the rule of law. The exercise of the right to freedom of expression had therefore been contrary to the principle of proportionality and had been unnecessary, overstepping the limits beyond which criticism could be deemed to be hurtful or upsetting. The Supreme Court further observed that the context in which the remarks had been made did nothing to alter their offensiveness. Firstly, the proceedings relating to the complaints of ill-treatment of the persons detained in connection with the operation against the newspaper Euskaldunon Egunkaria had been discontinued for lack of evidence. Secondly, the impugned remarks could not be construed as a reaction or response to a political debate with the King. In view of the seriousness of the insulting comments and the fact that the applicant had deliberately expressed them in public, the Supreme Court sentenced him to one year’s imprisonment.

Judge P.A.I. issued a dissenting opinion in which he argued that the comments complained of had been of a political nature, in view of the applicant’s status as a member of parliament and the context in which they had been made, namely the King’s visit to the Basque Country and the attitude of the Head of the government of the Basque Country in that regard. The judge agreed with the Basque Country High Court of Justice that the remarks had not targeted the King’s private life or his personal honour but had been directed solely at his institutional role as Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish armed forces. The applicant had not claimed that the King was responsible for actual acts of torture, only that he was strictly liable as Head of the State apparatus. The judge pointed out that the limits of freedom of expression were wider with regard to institutions since the latter did not possess honour, an attribute that was confined to individuals.

D. The amparo appeal to the Constitutional Court

The applicant lodged an amparo appeal with the Constitutional Court alleging, inter alia, a breach of his right to freedom of expression (Article 20 § 1 (a) of the Constitution) and of his right to freedom of ideas (Article 16 of the Constitution).

In the applicant’s view, the Supreme Court’s judgment had incorrectly weighed the competing interests at stake, as the comments complained of had not contained any insulting or vexatious expressions, had been directed principally against the President of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country rather than the King of Spain and, in any event, had reflected the reality of the situation and had not referred to the King’s private life or his attitudes. The statements in question had not been disproportionate in the context in which they had been uttered, namely the warm welcome extended to the King of Spain by the government of the Basque Country in the wake of the closure of the daily newspaper Euskaldunon Egunkaria and, in connection with that closure, the detention of several individuals who had stated before the courts and the Basque Parliament that they had been tortured.

In a decision (auto) of 3 July 2006, served on 11 July 2006, the Constitutional Court declared the applicant’s amparo appeal inadmissible as manifestly devoid of constitutional content. The Constitutional Court noted at the outset that the right to freedom of expression did not encompass a right to proffer insults. It pointed out in that connection that the Constitution did not prohibit the use of hurtful expressions in all circumstances. However, freedom of expression did not protect vexatious expressions which, regardless of their veracity, were offensive and ignominious and were not pertinent for the purpose of conveying the opinions or information in question.

The Constitutional Court considered that the weighing of the competing rights at stake had been carried out in an appropriate manner by the Supreme Court, as the latter had concluded that the impugned remarks had been disproportionate, while taking into account the context in which they had been made, the public nature of the act, the public interest in the subject in question (the use of torture) and the fact that the persons targeted (a politician and the King) were public figures. In the Constitutional Court’s view, there was no denying the ignominious, vexatious and derogatory nature of the impugned remarks, even when directed against a public figure. That finding was all the more valid with regard to the King, who, by virtue of Article 56 § 3 of the Constitution, was “not liable” and was a “symbol of the unity and permanence of the State”. Regard being had to his role as “arbitrator and moderator of the lawful functioning of institutions”, the King occupied a neutral position in political debate. This implied that he was owed institutional respect of a kind that was “substantively” different from that due to other State institutions. The Constitutional Court stated as follows: “... [I]n a democratic system which recognises freedom of ideas and freedom of expression, the fact that [the figure of the King] is characterised in this way does not shield him from all criticism ‘in the exercise of his duties or on account of or in connection with them’ ...; however, such criticism may not extend to attributing acts of public authority to the King – which, as indicated above, is prohibited by the Constitution – as a pretext for gratuitous attacks on his dignity or public esteem.”

Lastly, the Constitutional Court held that the applicant’s remarks, on account of their obviously derogatory nature, had clearly gone beyond what could be considered legitimate. It agreed with the Supreme Court that the remarks had expressed open contempt for the King and the institution he embodied, affecting the essential core of his dignity. Hence, such statements could manifestly not fall within the exercise of the right to freedom of expression.

E. Enforcement of the sentence and subsequent events

In a decision (auto) of 15 May 2006, the Basque Country High Court of Justice ordered that enforcement of the applicant’s sentence be stayed for three years. According to the Government, his sentence was remitted on 16 July 2009.

The applicant was imprisoned on 8 June 2007 after the Supreme Court upheld a judgment of the Audiencia Nacional of 27 April 2006 sentencing him to fifteen months’ imprisonment for publicly defending terrorism.

He is currently in pre-trial detention in connection with other criminal proceedings.
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001-103951_a11_em91
DEM
QUASI
member of parliament
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em92
PERSON
QUASI
001-103951_a11_em15
State’s highest judicial authority
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e41
001-103951_a11_em93
ORG
NO_MASK
government
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e30
001-103951_a11_em94
ORG
QUASI
Basque Country
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em95
PERSON
QUASI
001-103951_a11_em15
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em96
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e24
001-103951_a11_em97
ORG
QUASI
001-103951_a11_em29
[Euskaldunon] Egunkaria
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em98
ORG
NO_MASK
Supreme Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em99
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e50
001-103951_a11_em100
ORG
QUASI
institution of the Crown
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em101
PERSON
QUASI
Head of State
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em102
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e51
001-103951_a11_em103
MISC
QUASI
Articles 496 and 504 of the Criminal Code
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em104
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e52
001-103951_a11_em105
MISC
QUASI
Article 56 § 3 of the Constitution
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e50
001-103951_a11_em106
ORG
QUASI
001-103951_a11_em100
Crown
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e53
001-103951_a11_em107
DATETIME
QUASI
1978
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e54
001-103951_a11_em108
ORG
NO_MASK
Strasbourg Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em109
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em110
PERSON
QUASI
Head of State
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e55
001-103951_a11_em111
MISC
QUASI
symbol of the unity and permanence of the State
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e56
001-103951_a11_em112
DATETIME
QUASI
31 October 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em113
ORG
NO_MASK
Supreme Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e57
001-103951_a11_em114
DATETIME
NO_MASK
one year
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em115
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em116
ORG
NO_MASK
Supreme Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em117
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em118
ORG
NO_MASK
Supreme Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e24
001-103951_a11_em119
ORG
QUASI
Euskaldunon Egunkaria
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em120
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em121
ORG
NO_MASK
Supreme Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e57
001-103951_a11_em122
DATETIME
NO_MASK
one year
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
correct
001-103951_a11_e58
001-103951_a11_em123
PERSON
NO_MASK
P.A.I.
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e40
001-103951_a11_em124
DEM
QUASI
member of parliament
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em125
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e30
001-103951_a11_em126
ORG
QUASI
Basque Country
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e41
001-103951_a11_em127
ORG
NO_MASK
government
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e30
001-103951_a11_em128
ORG
QUASI
Basque Country
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e38
001-103951_a11_em129
ORG
QUASI
Basque Country High Court of Justice
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em130
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em131
PERSON
QUASI
001-103951_a11_em37
Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish armed forces
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e2
001-103951_a11_em132
DEM
NO_MASK
Spanish
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em133
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e36
001-103951_a11_em134
MISC
QUASI
torture
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e59
001-103951_a11_em135
PERSON
QUASI
Head of the State apparatus
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em136
ORG
NO_MASK
Constitutional Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em137
ORG
NO_MASK
Constitutional Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em138
ORG
NO_MASK
001-103951_a11_em136
Supreme Court
ETHNIC
check
001-103951_a11_e20
001-103951_a11_em139
DEM
QUASI
Basque
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em140
PERSON
QUASI
King of Spain
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em141
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em142
PERSON
QUASI
King of Spain
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e41
001-103951_a11_em143
ORG
NO_MASK
government
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e30
001-103951_a11_em144
ORG
QUASI
Basque Country
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e24
001-103951_a11_em145
ORG
QUASI
Euskaldunon Egunkaria
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e60
001-103951_a11_em146
ORG
QUASI
Basque Parliament
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e61
001-103951_a11_em147
DATETIME
QUASI
3 July 2006
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e62
001-103951_a11_em148
DATETIME
QUASI
11 July 2006
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em149
ORG
NO_MASK
Constitutional Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em150
ORG
NO_MASK
Constitutional Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em151
ORG
NO_MASK
Constitutional Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em152
ORG
NO_MASK
Supreme Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e36
001-103951_a11_em153
MISC
QUASI
torture
POLITICS
check
001-103951_a11_e44
001-103951_a11_em154
DEM
QUASI
politician
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em155
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em156
ORG
NO_MASK
Constitutional Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em157
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e52
001-103951_a11_em158
MISC
QUASI
Article 56 § 3 of the Constitution
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e55
001-103951_a11_em159
MISC
QUASI
symbol of the unity and permanence of the State
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e63
001-103951_a11_em160
MISC
QUASI
arbitrator and moderator of the lawful functioning of institutions
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em161
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em162
ORG
NO_MASK
Constitutional Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em163
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em164
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em165
ORG
NO_MASK
Constitutional Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em166
ORG
NO_MASK
Supreme Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e12
001-103951_a11_em167
PERSON
QUASI
King
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e64
001-103951_a11_em168
DATETIME
QUASI
15 May 2006
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e38
001-103951_a11_em169
ORG
QUASI
Basque Country High Court of Justice
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e65
001-103951_a11_em170
DATETIME
NO_MASK
three years
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e2
001-103951_a11_em171
ORG
NO_MASK
Government
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e66
001-103951_a11_em172
DATETIME
QUASI
16 July 2009
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e67
001-103951_a11_em173
DATETIME
QUASI
8 June 2007
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e11
001-103951_a11_em174
ORG
NO_MASK
Supreme Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e23
001-103951_a11_em175
ORG
NO_MASK
Audiencia Nacional
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-103951_a11_e68
001-103951_a11_em176
DATETIME
QUASI
27 April 2006
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e69
001-103951_a11_em177
DATETIME
NO_MASK
fifteen months
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-103951_a11_e70
001-103951_a11_em178
MISC
QUASI
publicly defending terrorism
Arnaldo Otegi Mondragon
ESP
CHAMBER
Task: Annotate the document to anonymise the following person: Arnaldo Otegi Mondragon