sábado, 30 de marzo de 2019

Hate crimes in Spain: How a Spanish neo-Nazi became an international ‘hero’ of the far right | In English | EL PAÍS

Hate crimes in Spain: How a Spanish neo-Nazi became an international ‘hero’ of the far right | In English | EL PAÍS

How a Spanish neo-Nazi became an international ‘hero’ of the far right

Josué Estébanez is considered a cult figure by extremists, including the New Zealand mosque shooter, for killing a left-wing activist on the Madrid subway in 2007

A screen capture of the moment before the murder.
A screen capture of the moment before the murder.

On November 11, 2007, Josué Estébanez killed a 16-year-old left-wing activist named Carlos Palomino on a Metro train in Madrid. More than a decade later, Estébanez has become a cult figure for white supremacists across the world, including Brenton Tarrant, the terrorist who killed 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand. Tarrant had written Estébanez’s name on his rifle magazine, along with the names of far-right figures responsible for mass murders in other countries.
New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant traveled to Spain in 2018
In English- and Spanish-language forums, on underground websites and social media sites, Estébanez is revered as an “idol,” with users from the Netherlands, Ukraine and Australia paying their “respects” to the neo-Nazi.

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