Vox will “immediately” denounce a poster of unknown authorship, released to coincide with the celebrations in Bilbao, showing an image of its leader, Santiago Abascal, with a red spot behind his head simulating a shot in the neck. “I hope and pray that the coroner who is dealing with the matter will investigate and deduce the criminal responsibilities to the end,” the party’s vice president for political action Jorge said via his Twitter account (now renamed X ). Buxade. “They live with impunity. We have to put an end to this,” he added. The poster shows Abascal smiling in a black and white image, with a red spot behind his head representing blood. The sentences appearing on the poster are all written in Spanish.
We will denounce this poster spreading Bilbao parties where Santiago Abascal gets shot in the neck.
I hope and wish that the examining magistrate who takes on the matter will clarify and deduce the criminal responsibilities to the end. They live in the…
— Jorge Buxadé (@Jorgebuxade) August 23, 2023
According to La Gaceta de la Iberosfera, Vox’s media company, the poster is an unofficial appeal outside of the program organized by Bilbao City Council. The image, released as part of the big week of festivals in the Biscay capital, which will be celebrated this year from August 19 to 27, announces a series of free concerts that will take place this Thursday from 11:30 p.m. The performances are part of a festival called Callejero, organized by folk groups, but outside the official program and without the support of the consistory.
The poster also features the names of various punk bands that would be performing in the streets of the Biscay capital after the fireworks, accompanied by expressions such as “positive attitude”, “vegan food” or “DIY” (do it yourself) acronym in English, meaning “Do it yourself”, a motto of self-governing music bands). It is not signed by anyone and only the drawing of a rat appears as a symbol of the organization.
Vox spokeswoman in the House of Representatives, Pepa Millán, has denounced the image and used the opportunity to criticize the incumbent government. “Those who do this are being legitimized by the PSOE government today,” said the spokeswoman, who also described the act as an attempt to intimidate her party and incite crime.
Those who do are now being legitimized by the PSOE government.
Those who think they can intimidate us by fueling crime and hatred stab us, VOX will end their impunity. https://t.co/jOEwMXqYpE
— Pepa R. de Millán 🇪🇸 (@Pepa_Millan) August 23, 2023
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