The pro-Palestinian activists who boycotted the Vuelta, on trial: the Prosecutor's Office asks for two years in prison

The trial against the four pro-Palestinian activists who broke into the La Vuelta time trial on September 11, 2025 in Valladolid and for which the Prosecutor's Office is asking for a two-year prison sentence - to which another six months are added for two of them - begins this Tuesday in the Valladolid courts, preceded by a rally.

Specifically, the Public Prosecutor's Office accuses them of a crime of public disorder and disruption of a sporting event (one year and 9 months in prison) and, for two of the defendants, adds a crime of resistance against authority (2 years and one month).

The private prosecution - the Action and Communication on the Middle East association (ACOM) - added to this request for sentences, since their requests for 2 years and one month and 2 years and seven months in prison, respectively, were not considered, having submitted them out of time.

For its part, the defense asks for free acquittal, recognizing the facts but not considering the protest a crime, but rather framing it within the rights of freedom of expression and demonstration.

Likewise, the four defendants, three men and one woman, have assured that they will only accept a verdict of innocence that exonerates them of the crimes they are accused of and that, if convicted, they will not commute the sentence and will go to jail.

The events date back to September 11, 2025, within the framework of the protests throughout Spain due to the participation of an Israeli team Israel Premier Tech in the Vuelta Ciclista a España which, in the opinion of the activists, whitewashed the "genocide" of the Palestinian people in Gaza.

The capital of Valladolid hosted the time trial marked by a high police presence and protests in favor of Palestine at various points along the route. However, it was the area near the central area of ​​the University Square where the defendants broke into the route and were separated, almost immediately, by agents of the National Police and private security.

Once the trial is concluded, the sanctions derived from the Sports Law will begin to be processed, paralyzed by the beginning of the criminal process.

The trial is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Valladolid Courts, but the support platform for 'The Pucela Four' has called a rally half an hour before to ask for his acquittal and denounce the continuity of crimes against the Palestinian population by the Israeli government.