Dutch woman arrested over shooting of Spanish former politician

01 May 2024 , 07:00
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Dutch woman arrested over shooting of Spanish former politician
Dutch woman arrested over shooting of Spanish former politician

Woman detained in Netherlands for alleged role in non-fatal shooting of Alejo Vidal-Quadras in Madrid last year

A Dutch woman has been arrested in the Netherlands in relation to the shooting of a Spanish former politician in Madrid last year.

Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a founder of Spain’s far-right Vox party, was shot in the face near his home in the wealthy Salamanca neighbourhood on 9 November by a motorcycle passenger. 

A long-time supporter of the Iranian opposition, Vidal-Quadras, 78, has accused the Iranian regime of involvement in the shooting.

Four people had already been arrested as part of the investigation into the shooting, but the suspected gunman – a French national of Tunisian origin with several previous convictions in France – remains at large.

“A woman was arrested in Holland for her alleged participation in the financing and preparation of the attack on Vidal-Quadras,” the national police said in a brief statement on Tuesday.

Police said she was detained after Spain issued a European arrest warrant.

Vidal-Quadras was a member and then vice-president of the European parliament between 1994 and 2014. He was also a former head of the centre-right People’s party in Catalonia.

Sophia Martinez

Spain, Madrid, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Netherlands

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