Overview

• The Audiencia Provincial de Madrid has definitively archived the hate crime case against comedian Héctor de Miguel, also known as Quequé.
• The court determined that Quequé’s comments were exaggerated expressions of political opinion and did not incite hostility toward Catholics.
• The case stemmed from a 2024 complaint by the ultra-Catholic group Abogados Cristianos over remarks made on his radio show about dynamiting the Valley of the Fallen and targeting abusive priests.
• A lower court judge initially charged Quequé in January 2025, deeming the remarks offensive and outside the protections of free expression.
• Abogados Cristianos has a separate legal action pending in Valladolid, where Quequé is set to testify next Friday.