Overview
- Police are investigating video that shows a man with an earpiece trying to hit anti‑Vox protesters with what appears to be a banned extendable baton.
- The clash unfolded at a Vox campaign rally in Granada’s Plaza de las Pasiegas, where about 2,000 attendees faced roughly 40 counter-protesters who had no permit.
- Tensions spiked when party leader Santiago Abascal walked toward the protesters after vowing to lead a sweep to remove them, which helped breach the police line.
- Protesters threw objects and red paint that splashed national deputy María Ruiz, other attendees, and photojournalists near the cordon.
- Police documented the disturbance with multiple IDs and one arrest for an alleged flagpole assault, and they are still checking whose flag was used.