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.