Spanish court suspends neo-Nazi Nucleo Nacional group after 14 arrests
A judge in Gijón has ordered the suspension of the far-right group Nucleo Nacional following the arrest of 14 members on charges of incitement to hatred. Police confiscated more than 20 firearms.
Neo-Nazi group Nucleo Nacional suspended by Spanish court
A court in Gijón, in northern Spain, has ordered on Thursday the suspension of the far-right group Nucleo Nacional (NN), in the context of an investigation into illegal association and hate-motivated offences, reports G4Media citing Agerpres.
The judge's decision includes closure of the group's headquarters, freezing of bank accounts and suspension of NN's accounts on social media platforms. The measures were ordered after 14 members of the organisation were arrested last week, accused of inciting hatred against vulnerable social categories and persons with ideologies opposed to neo-Nazism.
Police conducted searches at NN's central headquarters in Madrid and other locations, confiscating more than 20 firearms — some held without a licence — significant quantities of ammunition and other illegal weapons.
A member of the organisation, wearing a black shirt with the group's logo, appeared in a video on the X platform, claiming that the movement is a victim of persecution and political repression. "They will not defeat us," he promised.
On its own website, NN describes itself as a political movement for "national awakening", with the aim of forming activists capable of "authentically revolutionary" actions on the political and social plane.
Spanish authorities have been monitoring the group for some time, including because of its stated position against immigration. Authorities' interest intensified following incidents in July in the Ceuta enclave, in North Africa, where thousands of migrants forced their way in. NN had organised anti-immigration demonstrations in Ceuta.
The court stated that important members of NN are already subject to preventive measures, including prohibition from leaving Spain and an obligation to report weekly to a court.
Source: G4Media