Spain’s National Police arrested 12 Núcleo Nacional members on 6 November in several parts of the country, according to elDiario.es. The reported operation moves scrutiny of the far-right organisation into a concrete criminal investigation. It does not establish that the allegations are true or that any detainee is individually responsible.
elDiario.es reported arrests in Madrid, Asturias, Guadalajara, Pontevedra, Burgos, Alicante and Valladolid. It said a court in Gijón is coordinating the inquiry, which began after disturbances in the Asturian city. The outlet reported that those arrested are accused of unlawful association and a hate crime.
The operation’s reported reach is significant. It extends beyond a single local incident and, according to elDiario.es, involved the National Police’s General Information Commissionerate and provincial information units. El Mundo separately reported a police operation connected to the organisation and a search of its headquarters, but its available excerpt gives no further verifiable detail about the proceedings.
That is the limit as well as the news. elDiario.es reported that the court has declared the proceedings secret. The supplied reporting does not reveal the conduct alleged against each detainee, the evidence, their procedural status, or any response from lawyers or the organisation. A large operation may create an impression of certainty; it is not a judicial finding of guilt. The public interest now lies in whether later court decisions clarify the individual allegations and the evidence behind them.
Sources
- elDiario.es · Source date: 2026-11-06
- El Mundo · Source date: 2026-11-06
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-06