Spain: One Year Prison Sentence for Neo-Nazi Who Called for Murder of Moroccans

Madrid – Spanish justice has sentenced a neo-Nazi, María Isabel Medina Peralta, to one year in prison for incitement to hatred and violence against Moroccans.

Peralta, a member of a small Spanish far-right group, had specifically called for the murder of Moroccans residing in the Iberian Peninsula.

The events date back to May 18, 2021. Only 18 years old at the time, Isabel Medina Peralta had organized an unauthorized gathering by her group in front of the Moroccan embassy in Madrid.

This trial follows that demonstration in front of the Moroccan embassy, an event that took place in the context of the diplomatic crisis between Spain and Morocco.

Leading the rally, she delivered a speech using a loudspeaker with strong xenophobic connotations, inciting hatred towards Moroccan immigrants.

According to Crónica Global, Isabel Peralta stated that the Spanish government was allowing an “unprecedented racial substitution,” that immigrants were “annihilating our moral, racial, and cultural identity,” and incited people to “confront” what she called an “invasion.”

Her intervention was also recorded and broadcast on several platforms, including YouTube, where two videos had accumulated thousands of views.

Although the judgment confirms that Peralta did not directly participate in the dissemination of these images, the court considered that she was fully aware of the context and media impact of her words.

During this demonstration, several members of Bastión Frontal violently clashed with the police when riot officers tried to disperse them. Several officers were injured, and five people were arrested. In reaction, the group published a statement on social media justifying the violence, attacking the officers, and using extremely offensive expressions towards minorities.

According to Spanish media, witnesses had identified Isabel Peralta as the “active figure” of the group. The investigation revealed that the now-convicted individual had assumed an “obvious leadership role” during the demonstration.

Spanish justice rejected the mitigating circumstances requested by Isabel Peralta’s defense, considering that she could not have been unaware of the criminal nature of her actions.

The court ordered the removal of content from the Twitter and YouTube links and sentenced the accused to pay court costs, reports Crónica Global.