Three arrests after attack on right-wing politician in Spain
A week and a half after the attack on the politician and co-founder of the right-wing populist Vox, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, three suspects have been arrested in Spain.
Two arrests were made in Granada and the third in Málaga, the state television station RTVE and other media reported, citing the police. The authorities confirmed this information on request. The 78-year-old Vidal-Quadras was shot dead in the street in Madrid on September 9.
Due to the possibility of a terrorist attack, the State Court in Madrid has since taken over the investigation. After initial treatment in hospital, Vidal-Quadras had indicated that the attack could be linked to his relations with the Iranian opposition. The former MEP, who is also a fierce critic of his country's left-wing government, was shot in the face by an unknown person.
According to consistent media reports, the people arrested are two women and one man. All three were said to be Spanish citizens.
Before founding the right-wing populist Vox at the end of 2013, Vidal-Quadras was a long-time member of the conservative People's Party (PP) and at times its leader in Catalonia. Between 1999 and 2014, he was a PP politician in the EU Parliament, where he was Vice-President.
Source: www.dpa.com
