Fireworks and insults against a councilor from Bunyola: "Go suck it in Spain, you fucking red"

PalmaThe councilor and spokesperson for Esquerra Oberta Bunyola in the Bunyola Town Hall, Joan Luna, has reported an attack with pyrotechnic devices against his home that took place this Tuesday evening, after the victory of the Spanish national team and their qualification for the World Cup final.

As reported by the political party, the events occurred hours after Luna published a statement on his social media networks criticizing the management of the Popular Party's government team regarding the occupation of public space by an establishment in the town square and the broadcast of the Spanish national team's matches. In this statement, the councilor denounced that the establishment had irregularly occupied a public space and had installed screens to watch the matches without, according to him, having the corresponding municipal permits. He also stated that, during the ordinary plenary session of July, he had asked the government team if any special authorization had been granted, and that the answer had been negative.

Luna assures that before publishing the statement, he contacted the bar's owner to warn them about complaints received from several neighbors and suggest they apply for a special permit from the Town Hall. As there was no record, according to him, of any registered request, he decided to make his denunciation public, in which he accused the government team of favoring this business and pointed out that the events could constitute a presumed crime of prevarication. According to the councilor's account, after the match, a group of young people celebrating the team's victory in Bunyola square began to hurl political and homophobic insults at him, among which, he assures, shouts like "Go suck it in Spain, you piece of shit commie" could be heard.

Subsequently, always according to the filed complaint, some of the participants went to his private home, where they allegedly threw several pyrotechnic devices while shouting "Luna, son of a bitch". The councilor filed a complaint with the Civil Guard this Wednesday and states that he was able to identify at least one of the alleged perpetrators of the acts. In statements released by Esquerra Oberta Bunyola, Luna assured that "we cannot allow ourselves to be intimidated by a far-right clique that intends to claim everyone's square for themselves".

The spokesperson also politically holds the government team responsible for the situation experienced. In this regard, he considers that their actions have contributed to the climate that, he maintains, led to the reported aggression. "It would be surprising to receive a public apology from the government team, although it would be the least they should do," he states. So far, neither the Bunyola City Council nor the municipal government team have publicly commented on the accusations made by the councilor or on the reported events, which are known to the Civil Guard.