The organization of the “fascist concerts” that will take place in Toledo this Saturday, October 5, is asking for a “donation” of 30 euros so that those interested can know the location of the event, according to what has been learned elDiarioclm.es. The location of this event is not public and the association “Rock Against Fascism” has asked the Toledo City Hall and the Community Commission of Castilla-La Mancha “to demand that whoever organizes the event determines the location where it will be necessary to verify that it complies with local and regional regulations. “We denounce it daily, because it is a hate crime,” they emphasize.
The group, made up of several hundred music groups in Spain, wanted to alert venues, bars and rural lodges to ensure that everything was in order if they host the event. And they remember the case of the Galerna Rock festival, with similar characteristics, which took place in a location reported by the local police of Santander, for not presenting the necessary authorization and for causing inconvenience in the neighborhood .
“Rock Against Fascism” also wanted to launch an appeal to the citizens of Toledo “in the face of the inaction of the mayor and the president of the Council”. “We ask that, if the concert takes place, as soon as you hear noises, screams, fights, you notify the police,” they specify in a press release published on social networks. “If institutions don’t move, people will. He has already done it in Santander, he will do it in Toledo,” they emphasize.
“It’s an abandonment of functions,” they emphasize from ‘Rock Against Fascism’, not knowing the location of such an event. In conversation with elDiarioclm.es, Its spokesperson Óscar Sancho emphasizes that it is the “obligation” of the different administrations, from the Toledo City Council to the Government Delegation, to know about the celebration of the concerts. Moreover, he explains, the lyrics of the songs are “messages of hate”. “It’s your obligation. [de las administraciones] verify that local and regional requirements are met,” he adds.
Someone who hides the place so much knows he’s committing a crime
“Someone who hides the place so much knows that he is committing a crime, but we defend that he is committing several,” insists Sancho, who recalls that concerts require emergency exits, they must respect the regulations on the noise and having permits and authorizations, which this did not happen in Santander.
In the Cantabrian capital, he points out, it was suspended on the second day. “They had already been making hateful proclamations for a day,” underlines the musician. Furthermore, the association emphasizes that it is a modus operandi it repeats itself. Ask for a ticket, which in the case of Toledo is a 30 euro “donation”, then ask a series of questions to confirm the person’s identity before offering the address.
Neither the Town Hall nor the Government Delegation knows the location
Neither the Toledo City Hall nor the Government Delegation know the location of the celebration of this event, announced for October 5. Municipal sources emphasize that if no request for authorization has been received, it is because it will be carried out in a “private environment” in which no action can be taken.
It was the PSOE of Toledo that warned of this call in August this year. “We ask the mayor and his government team to account for these musical days with rock and heavy metal bands of neo-Nazi ideology, and not to authorize these days,” they demanded. They pointed out that some of the participating groups “raise their weapons amid Nazi chants.” It is for this reason that they asked for days that “promote the culture of hatred” to be paralyzed.
For her part, Txema Fernández, municipal councilor of Izquierda Unida de Toledo, urged the Toledo City Hall, and in particular the Security Department, managed by Vox, to “urgently” investigate the location of this event and to take the necessary measures “to ensure the integrity of the event”. the safety of neighborhood residents.
