Overview
- Authorities ordered the administrative expulsion of eight of the 13 men detained during March’s Fallas in Valencia for using banned fireworks against people and property.
- Those removed are six German nationals, one Swiss citizen, and one Dutch citizen, all now barred from re-entering Spain for five years.
- The Provincial Immigration and Borders Brigade opened the cases on March 19 after judging the men a serious current threat to public order, and the Subdelegation of the Government issued the expulsions after State Attorney review.
- Separate criminal proceedings continue over alleged public disorder, damage, assault on an officer, and injuries, including a police officer who needed hospital care for facial and back burns.
- Police reports describe one suspect throwing powerful explosive devices from a hotel window and in common areas, causing significant damage, highlighting how tightly regulated pyrotechnics are during the Fallas festival.