The second deputy mayor and councilor for parks and gardens of the Valencia City Council, Juanma Badenas of Vox, has exploited the death of a homeless man this Wednesday, allegedly by a man from Mali, to attack illegal settlements under the bridges of the city and the Arrival of immigrants to Valencia, “sent by Pedro Sánchez”. The opposition unanimously condemned his words.
A murderer was arrested on the social network after turning himself in to the police and making a confession. According to the Vox spokesman in the city council, it is therefore “more necessary than ever to strengthen the security of Valencians in the old canal through more police and more surveillance”.
The tragedy experienced this evening in the Turia Gardens, in which one person and another in critical condition died at the hands of an irregular immigrant, makes it more necessary than ever to reinforce the security of and for Valencians in the Old Canal through:
1️⃣ More police and more… pic.twitter.com/vO03hlNJsQ
— Juanma Badenas (@JuanmaBadenas) February 7, 2024
The Vox city council immediately proposed preventing “illegal settlements under the bridges” of the capital, recalling that two ponds are already in the pipeline to prevent precisely this, and also supported the “total rejection of the arrival of immigrants from the Canary Islands”. “sent to Valencia by Pedro Sánchez.”
“This morning I spoke with José Vicente Herrera, chief commissioner of the local police, about the events and we will continue to work together,” concluded the second deputy mayor.
The two opposition groups have condemned the Vox spokesman's statements. “Mr Badenas demonstrates disgusting racism. “The person with the least papers in Valencia is himself, because he has completely lost them,” said Compromí’s spokesman in the city, Papi Robles. “To fight poverty and crime, they should invest the 2.5 million they will spend on the construction of two ponds in more police and social services,” the Valencian city council added.
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In the Socialist Group, Councilor Borja Sanjuán has stated that if the mayor María José Catalá “has a minimum of ethics left, she should fire Juanma Badenas immediately,” after the number two again linked immigration to crime and did so that additional ponds will be created in the old riverbed to combat poverty.
“Unfortunately, whenever an accident occurs, the extreme right shows that it is not only opportunistic, but also xenophobic and racist,” denounced Sanjuán. “The Catalan government is persecuting the homeless, the most disadvantaged people, and trying to link migration and poverty with crime,” he noted.
Even the mayor of Valencia, María José Catalá, in statements to the media, has decoupled any new project planned in the old Turia Canal, such as the construction of two ponds, with the settlement of homeless people. This reality “occurs on bridges and other places in the city,” said the councilor, after specifying that she was working on comprehensive care through social services. “Many cases of homeless people show mental health problems, addictive behavior… and it is a problem that we need to solve with comprehensive care rather than specific measures,” he concluded.
The Valencia City Council, governed by PP and Vox, announced in mid-January that it would build new ponds under some bridges in the Jardín del Túria “to prevent illegal settlements” and to illuminate those areas of the old riverbed where homeless people usually stay Stay overnight. Home and immigrants. He also announced that he would increase surveillance by increasing the presence of local police officers and installing new cameras to “increase security” in this part of the city.