The leader of the PSOE of Castilla y León arrested for gender violence is provisionally released with charges

This Tuesday, the National Police arrested Ángel Hernández, general secretary of the Socialist Group in the Cortes of Castilla y León, for repeatedly hitting and shouting at the door of his partner's home in Soria, where the politician is attorney. The arrest occurred on the night of Monday to Tuesday, when a woman called 091 alerting of the presence of Hernández and reporting a situation “in which repeated knocks and screams were occurring at the door of her home,” according to the subdelegation. of the Government in Soria. The National Police patrol that arrived at the home identified and detained the man, who required medical assistance “due to the nervous state in which he was.” This afternoon the Court of First Instance and Instruction 3 of Soria, which has agreed on the case, has ordered the provisional release of the parliamentarian from Soria, with charges of alleged crimes of threats, harassment, coercion and mistreatment in the area of ​​violence against women. , in addition to attacks or resistance to law enforcement agents, as reported by the Superior Court of Justice of Castilla y León. The court prohibits Hernández from approaching less than 300 meters from her partner and communicating with her by any means.

The PSOE has provisionally suspended its militancy while “waiting for the facts for which it has been arrested to be clarified.” Police sources have indicated that the arrest occurred for the alleged crimes of gender violence and resistance to authority.

The subdelegation of the Government of Soria has communicated the events, which occurred in the context of a discussion, as follows: “The National Police reports that at 11:30 p.m. yesterday, Monday, a notification was received at 091 from a person who reported a situation in which There were repeated knocks and screams at the door of his home. Once the notice is received, a National Police patrol appears and the person is identified and subsequently transferred to police stations. The detainee required medical assistance due to the nervous state in which he was. Currently, he is at police stations to give a statement.” Sources from the Government subdelegation in Soria deny that the man had any type of restraining order. The arrested man's partner is a national police officer.

Ángel Hernández, general secretary of the socialist group in the Parliament of Castilla y León, occupies an important position in the organization chart of the party in the community. On the afternoon of this same Tuesday, as confirmed by the House agenda, Ángel Hernández was scheduled to appear from the stand to debate depopulation and the demographic challenge. The demonstrations called by the farmers and the blockade with tractors have prevented the leader of the PSOE in the autonomy, Luis Tudanca, from reaching a press conference called this morning and in which his colleague from Valladolid Patricia Gómez Urbán, usually also in charge of issues of gender and violence against women, has guaranteed “forceful and coherent action, as we have always done with this type of acts.” Gómez has admitted that the event causes him, “if true, deep sadness” and has ruled out making further comments in the absence of detailed information about what happened in Soria this Monday night: “Allow me to wait to know the facts.” “I wouldn't like to give an opinion on something I don't know.”

“I am convinced that Ángel will make all his positions available and will resign from all of them,” stated the socialist leader of the community, Luis Tudanca, who has urged the “exemplarity” of his colleague. Tudanca has stated that his training “does not prejudge the legal or legal responsibility” of Hernández and has insisted that they have not yet been able to speak with him and lack complete information about the events. The party has suspended Hernández from militancy as a precautionary measure.

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