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| Dramatic 24-hour standoff with Spanish rapper who barricaded himself in university ends with his arrest over tweets insulting king | Dramatic 24-hour standoff with Spanish rapper who barricaded himself in university ends with his arrest over tweets insulting king |
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| Police have finally arrested Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel, who barricaded himself in a university with his supporters after being charged with insulting the royal family, state institutions, and glorifying terrorism. | Police have finally arrested Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel, who barricaded himself in a university with his supporters after being charged with insulting the royal family, state institutions, and glorifying terrorism. |
| The 32-year-old musician, whose real name is Pablo Rivadulla Duro, was hauled in by police from the University of Lleida in the Spanish region of Catalonia on Tuesday. | The 32-year-old musician, whose real name is Pablo Rivadulla Duro, was hauled in by police from the University of Lleida in the Spanish region of Catalonia on Tuesday. |
| Videos show Lleida-born Hasel with dozens of supporters, who entered the university on Monday and could be seen chanting for his freedom and forming a protective ring around the rapper, before he was eventually led away to a police car. | Videos show Lleida-born Hasel with dozens of supporters, who entered the university on Monday and could be seen chanting for his freedom and forming a protective ring around the rapper, before he was eventually led away to a police car. |
| Other footage shows riot gear-clad officers facing a barrage of fire extinguisher foam and being hit with chairs and other objects as they climb a staircase inside the university. | Other footage shows riot gear-clad officers facing a barrage of fire extinguisher foam and being hit with chairs and other objects as they climb a staircase inside the university. |
| Hasel is to serve a nine-month reduced sentence handed to him in 2018 after he called Spain’s disgraced former king, Juan Carlos – who fled to Abu Dhabi amid corruption allegations – a thief and a mafia boss. | Hasel is to serve a nine-month reduced sentence handed to him in 2018 after he called Spain’s disgraced former king, Juan Carlos – who fled to Abu Dhabi amid corruption allegations – a thief and a mafia boss. |
| The ruling by the Spanish High Court focused on a song shared on YouTube, as well as 64 tweets, one of which praised Spanish Maoist terrorist group GRAPO. | The ruling by the Spanish High Court focused on a song shared on YouTube, as well as 64 tweets, one of which praised Spanish Maoist terrorist group GRAPO. |
| In 2014, Hasel was found guilty of voicing his support for Basque separatist terrorist group ETA, but his sentence was suspended in 2019. | In 2014, Hasel was found guilty of voicing his support for Basque separatist terrorist group ETA, but his sentence was suspended in 2019. |
| Before his arrest, the musician said he would go to prison “with my head held high” due to his opposition to Spain’s restrictive free speech laws. | Before his arrest, the musician said he would go to prison “with my head held high” due to his opposition to Spain’s restrictive free speech laws. |
| The government recently said that it would reduce the punishment for “crimes of expression,” including the glorification of terrorism, hate speech, and insulting religion and the monarchy. | The government recently said that it would reduce the punishment for “crimes of expression,” including the glorification of terrorism, hate speech, and insulting religion and the monarchy. |
| Around 200 artists have signed a petition against Hasel’s imprisonment, including Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar and Spanish actor Javier Bardem. | Around 200 artists have signed a petition against Hasel’s imprisonment, including Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar and Spanish actor Javier Bardem. |
| Amnesty International in Spain called his arrest “terrible news” for freedom of expression in the country, and described it as an outrage. | Amnesty International in Spain called his arrest “terrible news” for freedom of expression in the country, and described it as an outrage. |
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