▁G ag ▁Law , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁obst acles ▁to ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Spanish ▁In quisition ▁ ▁Franco ism ▁ ▁Bas que ▁national ism ▁▁ ▁Some ▁media ▁linked ▁to ▁Bas que ▁national ism , ▁in ▁particular ▁some ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁a bert z ale ▁left , ▁have ▁been ▁object ▁of ▁c ensor ship . ▁During ▁the ▁de cade ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁national ▁police ▁investig ated ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁relation ▁between ▁the ▁bas que ▁newspaper ▁E gin ▁and ▁the ▁armed ▁group ▁E TA . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁judge ▁Balt as ar ▁Gar z ón . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁court ▁resolved ▁that ▁the ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁was ▁legal . ▁However , ▁after ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁of ▁closure , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁could ▁not ▁open ▁again . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁E gin , ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁journalist , ▁Pe pe ▁Re i , ▁continued ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Ar di ▁B elt za ▁magazine , ▁which ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁was ▁closed ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁Balt as ar ▁Gar z ón ▁too . ▁This ▁order ▁was ▁later ▁rev oked . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Juan ▁del ▁Ol mo , ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Aud iencia ▁Nacional , ▁order er ▁the ▁temporary ▁closure ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Eg unk aria ▁during ▁six ▁month , ▁and ▁the ▁embargo ▁of ▁all ▁its ▁property , ▁with ▁an ▁accus