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Combarro Tapas Bar Reopens After Breaking Official Seal, Faces Disobedience Charges

Authorities say the clash caps a decade of community complaints over licensing, public-space violations

Overview

  • The bar’s manager removed official seals and reopened La Terraza Chill Out on August 9 despite its closure on August 8
  • Policía Local and Guardia Civil officers drafted a judicial report at the scene and forwarded it to the guard court
  • The establishment had been sealed for operating without an activity license, urban-planning infractions and persistent noise, odor and public-space complaints
  • The Town Council has resumed administrative proceedings with coercive fines and launched an informational campaign for historic-center venues on seating and street-cleaning rules
  • A criminal complaint for serious disobedience has been filed against the bar’s manager, carrying potential prison terms of three to twelve months