Núcleo Nacional is keeping its propaganda operations active and soliciting funds online despite a judicial order to shut down all activities, El Mundo reported.
The Gijón Instruction Court Number 1 in Asturias ordered the total cessation of the neo-Nazi organization’s activities, the closure of its offices, and the blocking of its digital profiles. Investigators also seized computers, mobile phones, and documents during police raids across multiple provinces that led to 14 arrests.
Following the court order, Iván Rico appeared in a propaganda video from the association’s studio in Las Tablas. The group’s spokesperson denounced the measures as a political persecution orchestrated by government elites.
“The intention of government is our disappearance,” Rico said, according to El Mundo, adding that the freezing of bank accounts left the movement with zero funds.
Despite the asset freeze, Rico urged supporters to send money to an unspecified bank account displayed on screen, describing it as a temporary fix until a new account for a related political party can be opened.
Channeling Militancy into Noviembre Nacional
The leadership is using the judicial crackdown to redirect members toward a newly registered political formation named Noviembre Nacional. The party was created by the group’s leaders with the stated aim of achieving the conquest of the state.
Enrique Lemus, the founder of Noviembre Nacional, previously came from Democracia Nacional and participated in the public presentation of Núcleo Nacional in April 2024. Lemus has also taken part in events supporting Nazi bookseller Pedro Varela.
“Dado que la afiliación a la asociación deja de tener validez a partir de ahora, todos aquellos que deseen que sigamos estando en primera línea defendiendo los intereses de nuestro pueblo deberán formalizar su afiliación a través del partido,” Rico said in the broadcast, outlining a transition to a stable independent structure.
Police arrested 14 individuals in raids spanning Madrid, Valladolid, Asturias, Guadalajara, Pontevedra, Burgos, and Alicante. Among those detained are neo-Nazi singer Alberto Gonzalo de Juan, also known as Alberto Pugilato, and Isabel Peralta.
Police seize firearms and charge members with hate crimes
Authorities seized more than twenty firearms during the raids, alongside tasers, extensible batons, and knuckle dusters. Arrested members face preliminary charges of illicit association, hate crimes, and illegal possession of weapons.
David Rico, who handles audiovisual campaigns and operates the group’s merchandise store Ultra Invicta, defended the weapons possession in subsequent statements. He claimed that the shotguns and rifles carried private licenses regulated by the Civil Guard, while other items were rubber toys.
According to the police summary incorporated into the judicial investigation, several militants traveled to Ukraine last August to receive paramilitary training. Investigators state the travel aimed to prepare for an armed uprising in Spain through contacts with the 12th Azov Brigade and assault rifle practice.
The court-ordered closures target several locations, including El Nido, the headquarters at María Tubau street in Las Tablas. The facility housed a gymnasium, an assembly hall, and portraits of Adolf Hitler, serving as a recruitment hub established in the wake of demonstrations outside the PSOE headquarters in Ferraz.
Judicial restrictions imposed on the 14 suspects include mandatory weekly court appearances, the surrender of passports, and a prohibition on leaving Spain.
