Alberto Bruguera and thirteen other accused perpetrators of harassment against the Islamic community in Nou Barris have agreed to compensate them.
A pact is being negotiated to seal one of the most recent instances of hate spread by extremists. Alberto Bruguera, a Catalan neo Nazi leader and thirteen other extremists of the far right who harassed and attacked a Barcelona mosque in Nou Barris district in 2017, are nearing the finalization of an agreement between the Prosecutor’s Office and Barcelona City Council. This will keep them out jail.
This Tuesday, a preliminary court hearing took place before the 10th Section of the Barcelona Court. Bruguera, along with 13 other defendants, declared their intention to compensate the mosque for the harm caused by the harassment campaign against the Muslim Community of Nou Barris.
This Tuesday, only one defendant did not appear. Ultras have 10 days to pay the amount of compensation originally set at 30,000 Euros. This will now be reduced to 30,000 Euros for each ultra.
Bruguera is one of those accused who has to pay the highest compensation. He was responsible for the majority of acts of harassment committed against the Religious Center.
The court, if everything works out as expected and defendants are able to pay a part of the compensation within ten working days, will conduct an hearing on 2 November that will definitively confirm the settlement.
In many settlements the parties agree to repair any damage caused (in this instance, pay compensation to the Mosque, as well as participate in a course on equal treatment and anti-discrimination) in return for being exempted from entry. In prison.
The Prosecutor’s Office confirms on November 2, that the initial sentences requested (up to ten-years in prison for Bruguera in this case) have been reduced. A final sentence is then sealed, which prevents all of the accusers from entering jail.
Bruguera, along with other extremists who attacked three supporters of independence in Balsareny in 2018, was convicted by the court in first instance. He has since appealed his sentence.
In addition to Bruguera and other Catalan neo Nazis, the case also includes Juan de Haro who is the head of National Democracy Youth Group. He was tried, and acquitted, of harassing, and threatening, journalists covering a far right rally in Barcelona on the 12th of October.
In 2017, the Muslim community in Nou Barris was getting ready to build a new mosque after receiving all permits. The far-right group National Democracy, National Youth Front Identity Generation Visigoth Front Catalan Legion took advantage of neighborhood protests to harass the Muslim Community. This was described in the indictment by the Prosecutor.
They also painted the mosque and attacked it to intimidate the Islamic Community of the area and to increase protests.
In order to implement the strategy, the extremist right held weekly demonstrations against the mosque for a whole year. They also attacked the center by putting stickers on it with slogans such as “no Mosque”, “Non Muslim Christian Spain”, throwing paint with “SS” initials painted in red and blocking padlocks as well as placing sausages in the middle of the entry. After the 2018 order by the judge to keep the ultras away from the mosque, the attacks stopped.
Parallel to the attacks on Muslims, some of those accused also launched an online campaign with the aim to incite hatred, stereotypes, and prejudices.
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