Overview
- Barcelona’s Commission of Presidency and Security voted unanimously on September 17 to withdraw the Medalla de Honor al Mérito granted to Peral in 2013, with a final vote scheduled for the September 26 plenary.
- Deputy mayor for Security Albert Batlle said Peral’s conduct was totally contrary to honor, individual dignity and fundamental rights, damaging the image of the Guardia Urbana and City Hall.
- Peral, a former Guardia Urbana officer, is serving a 25‑year sentence for the 2017 murder of her partner, Pedro Rodríguez, a conviction upheld by the Supreme Court.
- The Supreme Court in July rejected a review of her case despite a later admission by co‑defendant Albert López, ruling it did not add new relevant elements; her defense is assessing other legal avenues.
- The same commission proposed revoking two medals previously awarded to former National Police commissioner Juan Fortuny after he killed his ex‑wife and girlfriend in 2024 and then took his own life.