The judge orders Núcleo Nacional to cease all its activity and close its headquarters

BarcelonaThe judge of the Court of First Instance of Gijón, post number 1, has ordered the total cessation of the activity of Núcleo Nacional and the closure of its headquarters in Madrid, Burgos, and Valladolid, as well as the blocking of the digital content of its social media profiles. The decision comes after the arrest of 14 of its members last Friday. Furthermore, the magistrate has imposed several precautionary measures on the detainees, such as the withdrawal of their passports, the prohibition of leaving the national territory, the closure of social media profiles, and the obligation to appear weekly before the court.

According to the National Police, in the operation against the far-right group more than twenty firearms, a large quantity of ammunition, and numerous bladed weapons were seized, in addition to tasers and telescopic batons. Among the seized material, there was also a “multitude of prohibited weapons,” such as shields—one of which was tactical—and “numerous blunt objects,” as well as various items of radical and supremacist symbology.

Núcleo Nacional is being investigated for allegedly recruiting and indoctrinating youths and minors, whom it supposedly incited to carry out “acts of hatred, discrimination, and incitement to violence against other vulnerable groups.” In addition, the National Police confirmed that several members traveled last August to Ukraine to receive paramilitary training, use weapons of war, and establish links with other affiliated organizations with the aim of preparing what they called an “armed uprising” in Spain.