Overview
- Alberto Varela says a neighbour struck him twice in the back, grabbed his neck and shouted ideological insults during a birthday gathering on Saturday, and the episode was witnessed by his young daughter.
- Varela called Policía Local and Policía Nacional that night, officers attended but the suspect had already left, and Varela says the man is identified though not arrested.
- Several people at the celebration intervened to separate the aggressor and were reportedly struck while trying to stop the attack.
- Regional reports note the alleged assailant had been expelled from a previous municipal plenary session and at that time allegedly threatened to return with a weapon.
- Varela, who is also president of FEGAMP, says he is making the incident public to warn that normalizing insults toward elected officials risks increased violence and could discourage civic participation.