Man arrested for heckling Juanma Moreno in the middle of Holy Week: National Police intervention in Cabra

The visit of Juanma Moreno to the Holy Week of Cabra, in Córdoba, has ended with an incident. A man has been arrested by the National Police after heckling the Andalusian president and refusing to leave the area when the officers requested it of him.

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The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, attends to the media before the departure of La Borriquita in the church of El Salvador of Seville. JOAQUÍN CORCHERO/EUROPA PRESS

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The events occurred at the exit of Cabra Town Hall, a town in the province of Córdoba, where Juanma Moreno had participated in an official reception during his visit to Holy Week.

At that moment, a man who was among the public began to address the president in a reproachful tone. According to police sources, the agents deployed in the security detail acted preventively to prevent the situation from escalating.

They asked him to leave the area and the individual refused.

The intervention of the National Police

Given the refusal to withdraw and the resistance to the agents' instructions, the National Police proceeded with their arrest. The arrest occurs for resistance to authority in the context of an active security operation during an institutional visit.

The action is framed within the usual protocols when alterations occur in spaces with the presence of public officials.

An isolated episode in a visit with strong support

Beyond the incident, Juanma Moreno's visit proceeded normally. The Andalusian president was received by numerous residents in Cabra, with an atmosphere of closeness and participation usual in this type of events during Holy Week. The episode did not alter the development of the rest of the agenda.

Political context: presence in the street with elections in sight

The scene is not minor due to the moment in which it occurs. The presence of Juanma Moreno in public events and high-exposure environments of Holy Week in Andalusia is part of a direct street visibility strategy with a focus on the upcoming Andalusia elections, which will be held on May 17 and in which Moreno is fighting to maintain his absolute majority. .