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Police Charge Protesters as Far-Right Núcleo Nacional Opens First Catalonia Base in Sentmenat

Police framed the operation as crowd control with scrutiny of possible hate‑speech offenses.

Overview

  • The group inaugurated a new local in an industrial area of Sentmenat after revealing the exact location shortly before the event.
  • Hundreds of antifascist, left‑wing and pro‑independence demonstrators traveled from Barcelona, and Mossos used charges to keep them from the site.
  • Officers deployed riot vans, formed a cordon and moved protesters back after flares were thrown and containers were pushed toward police lines.
  • Núcleo Nacional is described in reporting as neo‑Nazi or fascist, has been monitored by security services, and faced a dissolution request to the government from IU/Sumar following a Guardia Civil probe.
  • Attendees included Iván Chicano and Dídac González, who have prior convictions, while police sources estimate the group has about 2,000 members financed by dues, donations and merchandise.