The Spanish government commits to recognizing Guillem Agulló as a victim of terrorism

BarcelonaAfter the family made their request public this very week, the Spanish government has committed to recognizing Guillem Agulló as a victim of terrorism. In fact, the commitment was adopted by the Spanish Prime Minister himself, Pedro Sánchez, in front of the family, with whom he met this Friday in Valencia, as reported by Cadena SER and confirmed by ARA. This week, Guillem Agulló's family sent a letter to Pedro Sánchez and also to the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, in which they demanded that the young anti-fascist, murdered 33 years ago at the hands of the extreme right, be recognized as a victim of terrorism. In fact, the request has received support so far from more than 200 figures from the legal, political, and media worlds.

During the meeting that Sánchez held with Guillem Agulló's family, the Spanish president promised to do everything possible to make their request a reality and for him to be recognized as a victim of far-right terrorism. In statements to Cadena SER reported by the ACN, Guillem Agulló's sister, Betlem Agulló, recounted that during the meeting the relatives were talking with Sánchez about details of the crime. "He conveyed to us that he not only likes to listen, but also to carry out, and that he would do everything he could so that our request would go forward," said the sister.

The Spanish president's commitment came two days after Agulló's relatives, in a press conference in Madrid, explained the request they had sent by letter to Sánchez and Marlaska. There, the family explained that until now the Interior Ministry had only requested two reports, from the Civil Guard and the Castellón Court, to assess the request, and that the armed body had already rejected it. Therefore, this week they decided to send the request directly to the Spanish government so that it would make a move.

In the letter, the family criticized that "the judiciary" was not up to the task and demanded that the Spanish executive "assume responsibility, repair the damage and honor the memory" of the young man. In fact, in the missive, the family also reviewed the 33 years that have passed since the murder and denounced the harassment they suffered from sectors of the Valencian far-right. Furthermore, the family also criticized that the judicial procedure held in 1995 ended with the acquittal of four of the five accused of the murder and that the perpetrator of the stabbing only served 4 of the 14 years in prison to which he had been sentenced.