Start of Spain’s San Fermin celebrations marred by sexual assault allegations

Four men have been arrested in Pamplona, ​​Spain, on suspicion of making multiple sexual advances towards a woman on the night of July 6 at the San Fermin party, according to La AvangardiaThe attacks were reported and the Pamplona City Council activated the municipal protocol.

According to the same source, a meeting of the Press Secretaries Council was held, at which a statement from the City Council was approved, which states that “as a public institution” it takes “a committed position on sexual assault and expresses a firm intention to continue to work in this direction.”

“We express our total rejection and condemnation of the sexual violence that occurred in Pamplona and express our absolute support and solidarity with the woman and her surroundings, as well as the utmost respect for the preservation of her rights and privacy,” they say.

The feminist movement has also called for a demonstration this Sunday at 9:30 p.m. in the Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona to denounce “the various sexual abuses committed on July 6.”

ABOUT La Avangardia It also added that since the start of the celebrations, 58 arrests have been made and 259 reports of various crimes have been received.

The San Fermin festival is held in Pamplona every year from July 6 to July 14 of the same month in honor of the first bishop and patron saint of the city: S. Fermin.

During the holidays, the streets of the city in the Navarre region are filled with thousands of people wearing traditional white clothes and red scarves. Bull runs are also common.

In 2016, the media coverage of the tradition was replaced by a controversial violation. That year,Five members of the La Manada gang raped an 18-year-old girl. The crime was recorded and published by them.

Among the rapists was a member of the Civil Guard and another military man.