Overview
- The mayor of Valencia has asked the city’s legal services to prepare a report to establish the facts, review the space’s concession and recommend any administrative steps.
- The Sindicat d'Estudiants says Vox councillor Juanma Badenas entered a municipal premises ceded to the union, video and security-camera footage support the claim, and the union lodged a police complaint.
- Union lawyers allege Badenas carried out an unauthorised search that may have captured photographs or recordings of personal data and internal documents, and the union has announced it will file a criminal querella.
- Municipal employees reportedly opposed an attempt by the councillor to take a key to the premises, which the union cites as evidence of premeditation; formal legal or disciplinary conclusions are still pending.
- Local parties have condemned the incident and the PSPV plans a council motion to reproach and seek the councillor’s dismissal, highlighting wider questions about oversight of public-space concessions and privacy protections for groups using them.