Dozens of Spanish police have stormed a university and arrested a rapper sentenced to jail on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting Spain's former king in his lyrics.The Spanish Government says restrictions on free speech will be easedPablo Hasel, whose real name is Pablo Rivadulla, and a group of his supporters on Monday barricaded themselves in a building at Lleida university in the country's northeast after he refused to hand himself in to police.
"Victory will be ours… There will be no forgetting and no forgiving," he shouted with his fist raised as he was surrounded by police and taken to jail, having several hours earlier retweeted the lyrics he was convicted for. Government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said that in response to the Hasel case, the Government had "expressed its willingness to provide a much more secure framework for freedom of expression".Dozens of supporters surrounded Hasel as police moved in to arrest him.
Freedom of expression is really getting a battering at the mo. 🥴💥🥊
By all means, insult the monarchy but please leave terrorism alone.
Spain?... Theocracy and Spain.. and no trees.