Two neo-Nazis, members of the National Democracy organization, have accepted sentences of up to two years and four months in prison for attacking and threatening Muslim families in July 2017 in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, although only one of them will go to prison.
The accused, with previous records of hate crimes, have acknowledged the facts this Friday before the Criminal Court number 9 of Barcelona after the parties – Prosecutor’s Office, defense and private prosecution carried out by SOS Racismo – have reached an agreement of accordance.
The Prosecutor’s Office pointed out that on July 2, 2017, the neo-Nazis, a man and a woman, began to distribute propaganda material in Sant Feliu de Llobregat against a mosque and where they were calling for a demonstration, while the victims, some minors, were in a nearby square, according to SOS Racismo.
The neo-Nazi couple scolded the minors with Islamophobic insults and great aggression, and when the young people’s relatives came to calm the situation, the accused started a fight in which one of the defendants stabbed one of the defendants with a knife. complainants, causing serious injuries.
The man prosecuted has finally accepted a sentence of 2 years and 4 months in prison for the crimes – all with the aggravating factor of recognized racism – of aggravated injuries due to the use of a dangerous object and threats, which he must comply with when he enters prison.
As for the woman, she has agreed to a sentence of seven months in prison solely for the illegal act of threats aggravated by racism, with an extraordinary suspension of the sentence for three years, conditional on not committing a new crime and complying with the payment. of a fine of 270 euros. The Prosecutor’s Office initially requested six and two years in prison against the man and woman accused, respectively, of the same crimes.
SOS Racismo requested a sentence of 9 years and 8 months for the man and 4 years and 9 months for the woman, as well as a fine of 3,000 euros for each of them. Both were also charged with a crime related to the exercise of fundamental rights and public freedoms with the aggravating factor of discriminatory reasons.
According to SOS Racismo, the aggressor also shouted at two women in a threatening manner and uttered expressions such as “either you move away or I will cut you, mora”, “remember my face” or “you mora de shit”, while holding a dangerous metal object – apparently, a brass knuckle – in the presence of minors.
The organization against racism and xenophobia details that the two attackers, from the ultra National Democracy party, used Nazi aesthetics, clothing and symbols, and that both have a tattoo of a swastika and other symbols clearly linked to this ideology.
The neo-Nazi couple must jointly pay compensation of approximately 3,000 euros to the victims.
In statements to EFE, the spokesperson for SOS Racism, the lawyer Josep Granados, stated that “an act of justice has been committed by condemning these two people”, and added that it is “very important for us that the motivation has been recognized.” of racism of the aggressors”.
