Overview

• Pablo Alberto Ruiz, a Vox councillor, announced he had canceled an “illegal” Muslim prayer at the municipal sports center, alleging the PP authorized it without permits or fees.
• The PP-led town hall released documentation showing Comunidad Islámica Assalam reserved the pavilion for July 12 in the morning, was denied a shift to the afternoon because the facility was closed, and then canceled the booking for internal reasons.
• The Islamic Federation’s president, Mounir Benjelloun, said the planned activity was a talk rather than an illegal prayer and signaled possible legal action over Vox’s version.
• Spain’s Ministry of Justice condemned such municipal vetoes as incompatible with the Constitution, while the local PSOE requested the reservation paperwork to review the process.
• The episode exposes friction within the PP–Vox coalition as the sports department, not the Vox-held security portfolio, manages facility reservations, and follows recent Murcia disputes in Jumilla and Torre Pacheco involving Muslim religious activities.