(Olive Press) There’s fresh controversy over racism in the Murcia region after Jumilla council voted for the right to ban Islamic religious celebrations from municipal sports halls and football fields.
Such commemorations at public venues have gone on for years without any issues and been attended by up to 1,500 Muslims.
The decision follows July’s racist-fuelled riots in Torre Pacheco — prompted by social media postings calling for “revenge” over an assault on an elderly Spaniard.
The conservative Partido Popular (PP) controls Jumilla council by virtue of a single councillor from the far-right Vox party, Juan Agustín Navarro.
It has been widely noted the municipal budget has to be passed in the next few days, which needs the Vox councillor’s support.
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