Overview

• Martín Pérez Aranda, the councillor in charge of security and festivals, intervened during Moncada’s Noche del Embutido, saying he sought to separate youths in a brief disturbance.
• Footage circulating on social media shows what appears to be an obscene gesture toward a group before he moved toward them, a claim he rejects while insisting he only said “Venga ya.”
• The altercation followed chants insulting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and Pérez said a separate group was shouting against regional leader Carlos Mazón.
• Local police and the Guardia Civil were present and made no arrests, and Pérez received treatment for a knee injury he says came from a fall.
• PP and Vox said they will push for Pérez’s immediate resignation, noting he is married to the mayor and responsible for event security.