Former Podemos Councilor Attacks Young PP Member for Removing Posters Against Ayuso

On February 27, 2025, J.D., a member of the PP's Nuevas Generaciones, was allegedly assaulted in San Fernando de Henares while removing posters. The strikers, including José Luis Sánchez Martínez, a former Podemos councilor, punched the young man in the face in the middle of the street.

VozPopuli reports that the assault occurred when J.D. was removing posters with hate messages against Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid. The People's Party has strongly condemned the attack and demanded the immediate expulsion of Sánchez Martínez from Podemos's ranks.

"From Nuevas Generaciones de Madrid, we denounce this act of political violence and demand a public condemnation from Podemos," they stated. "Violence is never the way in democracy. We will defend our principles firmly and without fear," they noted from NNGG Madrid.

J.D. went to a health center where the assault was confirmed: "He reports having been hit in the face with a hand," the medical report states. Although the injuries were minor and only required localized cold, the medical report certifies the assault suffered by the young popular member.

On February 28, J.D. filed the complaint at the police station, providing the medical report and recounting the events to the National Police. The assault occurred near the José Saramago Multifunctional Center when J.D. was removing a poster against Ayuso placed on Coslada Street.

After removing the poster, a man approached from behind and without a word struck him on the left side of the face. The complainant identified his striker as an associate of José Luis Sánchez Martínez, a former Podemos councilor in San Fernando de Henares.

According to the complaint, published by VozPopuli, Sánchez Martínez also attempted to hit him, but the intervention of the victim's father prevented him from achieving his goal. The young man went to the Cáceres Health Center, where he was diagnosed with minor injuries, without the need for additional medical follow-up.

The National Police have opened an investigation to clarify the facts and determine the responsibility of those involved in the assault. J.D. has stated that he is not afraid and will continue to remove hate posters placed by the radical left in public spaces.

"The left uses violence to impose their discourse, what they can't win at the polls, they try to achieve by force," he denounced. "I would remove all those posters again without hesitation. We will not allow the radicalization of PSOE and Podemos to foster violence," he stated.

This incident reflects the growing political polarization in Spain and the use of violence as a tool of ideological intimidation. Now the Police have the task of clarifying the facts and determining the legal consequences for those responsible for the assault.