Supreme Court Initiates Investigation into Euro MP Alvise Pérez Fernández for Harassment Messages
The inquiry into harassment allegations against prosecutor Susana Gisbert adds to existing investigations involving illegal campaign financing and a falsified COVID test.
The Supreme Court of Spain has commenced a third investigation into Euro MP Luis Pérez Fernández, known as Alvise, following allegations of harassment toward prosecutor Susana Gisbert, who is the delegate for hate crimes and discrimination in Valencia.
This latest legal action is in addition to two previous cases already underway concerning alleged illegal campaign financing and the dissemination of a false COVID test related to Catalan president Salvador Illa.
The latest case stems from a reasoned exposition submitted by the Investigating Court number 5 of Valencia, which initiated proceedings after Gisbert lodged a complaint concerning alleged crimes of defamation against a public official, coercion, and inciting hatred via social media.
The prosecutor's complaint highlighted messages that were circulated against her in a Telegram group, leading to numerous threatening and insulting messages being directed at her from unknown individuals through various social media platforms.
The Supreme Court noted that Pérez Fernández could potentially be implicated in stalking behaviors, citing that he had encouraged his close to 40,000 followers to express and develop animosity toward Gisbert.
The Court specifically mentioned that Pérez Fernández continued this incitement even after many of his followers had indicated a clear intent to disrupt the normal life of the prosecutor and her family.
His messages included remarks about the persecution of women, exacerbating concerns over the impact of his communications on Gisbert's daily life.
The investigation will be overseen by Judge Juan Ramón Berdugo, as designated by a panel of five magistrates.
In the existing inquiry concerning the alleged receipt of €100,000 from a cryptocurrency entrepreneur for his electoral campaign, another judge is investigating multiple potential offenses including illegal financing, fraud, misappropriation, money laundering, and document falsification.
This case originated from the National Court, which is looking into the fraud reported by the entrepreneur Álvaro Romillo, known as Cryptospain, who confessed to providing the funds.
Additionally, the proceeding related to a falsified COVID test began in 2021 at the Investigating Court number 33 in Barcelona, following a complaint from the Prosecutor's Office.
This inquiry commenced before Pérez Fernández assumed his position in the European Parliament, necessitating that its continuation fall under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court due to his parliamentary status.
The Supreme Court has also declined other proposed investigations against Pérez Fernández, including one regarding alleged public disorder linked to protests against the amnesty law in November 2023 near the PSOE headquarters in Madrid.
The Court determined that the reasoned exposition submitted by the Investigating Court number 13 in Madrid lacked sufficient elements to warrant a new case against him.
This latest legal action is in addition to two previous cases already underway concerning alleged illegal campaign financing and the dissemination of a false COVID test related to Catalan president Salvador Illa.
The latest case stems from a reasoned exposition submitted by the Investigating Court number 5 of Valencia, which initiated proceedings after Gisbert lodged a complaint concerning alleged crimes of defamation against a public official, coercion, and inciting hatred via social media.
The prosecutor's complaint highlighted messages that were circulated against her in a Telegram group, leading to numerous threatening and insulting messages being directed at her from unknown individuals through various social media platforms.
The Supreme Court noted that Pérez Fernández could potentially be implicated in stalking behaviors, citing that he had encouraged his close to 40,000 followers to express and develop animosity toward Gisbert.
The Court specifically mentioned that Pérez Fernández continued this incitement even after many of his followers had indicated a clear intent to disrupt the normal life of the prosecutor and her family.
His messages included remarks about the persecution of women, exacerbating concerns over the impact of his communications on Gisbert's daily life.
The investigation will be overseen by Judge Juan Ramón Berdugo, as designated by a panel of five magistrates.
In the existing inquiry concerning the alleged receipt of €100,000 from a cryptocurrency entrepreneur for his electoral campaign, another judge is investigating multiple potential offenses including illegal financing, fraud, misappropriation, money laundering, and document falsification.
This case originated from the National Court, which is looking into the fraud reported by the entrepreneur Álvaro Romillo, known as Cryptospain, who confessed to providing the funds.
Additionally, the proceeding related to a falsified COVID test began in 2021 at the Investigating Court number 33 in Barcelona, following a complaint from the Prosecutor's Office.
This inquiry commenced before Pérez Fernández assumed his position in the European Parliament, necessitating that its continuation fall under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court due to his parliamentary status.
The Supreme Court has also declined other proposed investigations against Pérez Fernández, including one regarding alleged public disorder linked to protests against the amnesty law in November 2023 near the PSOE headquarters in Madrid.
The Court determined that the reasoned exposition submitted by the Investigating Court number 13 in Madrid lacked sufficient elements to warrant a new case against him.
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