Overview

• The motion, originally proposed by Vox and later amended by the PP, passed just before the municipal budget vote when Vox abstained
• The regulation prohibits any non-sporting event in council-run sports venues, ending four years of Muslim prayer gatherings during Ramadan and Eid al-Adha
• Mohamed Benallal, president of the Comunidad Islámica de Jumilla, said the community will pursue legal remedies to defend their freedom of worship
• Mariola Guevara, Spain’s government delegate in Murcia, announced she will seek judicial action if the ban violates constitutional religious-freedom guarantees and said hate-speech monitors are tracking local rhetoric
• City officials are drafting formal rules for sports-facility use and point to alternative public spaces that can host religious ceremonies under technical and fee requirements