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Valencia Judge Advances Hate Speech Case Against Vox Councillor Cecilia Herrero

Prosecutors have ten days to decide whether to open a trial or drop charges over tweets dating from 2020 to 2024 that a judge says amount to intolerant hate speech.

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La concejal de Vox en el Ayuntamiento de Valencia Cecilia Herrero

Overview

  • A Valencia court found sufficient evidence in 28 tweets to potentially prosecute Vox councilor Cecilia Herrero for hate speech.
  • The judge characterized her messages as intolerant attacks on immigrants, refugees, racial minorities and political rivals.
  • Herrero acknowledged posting the tweets but argues they lack criminal relevance and challenges the prosecution’s interpretation.
  • If prosecutors request an oral trial and Herrero is convicted, she could face up to nine years in prison and loss of her council seat.
  • Opposition parties plan to call for Herrero’s removal from the city council if formal charges proceed, putting the governing coalition’s majority at risk.