Russian activists in Spain have been overstepping the mark on many issues for years, but today one of them has crossed all boundaries.<\/p>\n
This Sunday, one of the best-known pro-Russian activists in Spain, the lawyer Rub\u00e9n Gisbert, published<\/strong> a message on X (Twitter)<\/a> quoting another message from Vox MEP Hermann Tertsch<\/strong> (an automatic copy can be seen here<\/a>). In his message, published today at 4:30 CET, the pro-Russian activist states:<\/p>\n \"Good morning, these people MUST BE TRIED AND SHOT<\/strong> for treason, and this is not an exaggeration or a grand gesture, I say it with complete precision and awareness of what I am saying, SHOT THEM<\/strong>.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Vox MEP calmly commented on Gisbert's inflammatory message, stating<\/a>: \"This guy who's in such a hurry to shot people, perhaps his friends should ask him to calm down a bit.<\/strong>\"<\/em><\/p>\n Inciting someone to be shot<\/strong> can constitute several crimes in Spain, depending on the context and the seriousness of the message, starting with the crime of unconditional threats<\/strong> (Article 169.2 of the Penal Code, a crime punishable by imprisonment from six months to two years), the crime of incitement to hatred and violence<\/strong> (Article 510, punishable by imprisonment from one to four years and a fine of six to twelve months), and even the crime of incitement to commit murder<\/strong> (Article 141, with penalties ranging from 3 years and 9 months to 20 years in prison). It should be remembered that Article 15 of the Constitution abolished the death penalty, \"except as may be provided by military penal laws for times of war\"<\/em>, and Spain is currently not at war with anyone.<\/p>\n Gisbert has been one of the most well-known faces of pro-Russian propaganda in Spain for years.<\/strong> The association Con Ucrania pointed out<\/a> in September 2024 that this activist \"even visited Mariupol after it was conquered by Russia<\/strong>, where he not only received help from the Russian army but also a guided tour of some places that Russian propaganda wanted to show\"<\/em>. On June 12, Gisbert and other Spaniards who support Russia were invited to a reception at the Russian embassy in Madrid<\/a>, and he commented on the event with these words:<\/p>\n \"The treatment the Russian people are receiving in Spain and the European Union is abject<\/strong>, following directives from foreign powers to condemn Europe to geopolitical irrelevance. Without Russia, Europe is politically, economically, and culturally crippled.\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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