A group of five hooded men attacked two young people outside the Safari nightclub
The Mossos d'Esquadra They investigate an alleged homophobic assault on a young man outside a nightclub. The events happened this Saturday morning at the exit of the discotheque Safari of the street Tarragona, in the district of Sants-Montjuic de Barcelona. A group of 5 hooded men accosted two young gay men and beat them. According to local television Beteve, one of the victims had to be treated for head and body injuries.
«This past night a double homophobic assault in Barcelona at the exit of Safari. A group of five hooded men have thrown to the ground and attacked two boys. One is stable, we don't know anything about the other. I have no words«, Denounces the user of Twitter @marcflorensa in a tweet that has spread like wildfire to social networks.
El Observatory Against Homophobia has announced that it activates the protocols to make itself available to victims and provide them with legal and psychosocial advice. In the same way, this body has condemned the events and has ensured that a complaint has been filed for them.
Aquesta passed a double homophobic assault on Barcelona to the Safari sortida. @AdaColau @mossos @OCL_H
A group of 5 encaputxats have shot to terra and apalliçat to two nois. One is stable, de l'altre not in knowledge.
… Don't tinc paraules.- Marc Florensa Martí (@marcflorensa) November 27, 2021
The Mossos d'Esquadra They have opened an investigation and are trying to find out more details to clarify the facts. The alleged perpetrators could face prison terms and very high financial penalties for two crimes: one of injuries and the other of hatred.
Incident in the Apolo room
The same night there was another incident against the group LGTBI in the living room Apolo. According to a client, a trans girl was expelled from the female lavatory by the establishment's security agents. The room apologized on social networks for the events and assured that it is «reinforcing staff training to guarantee friendly spaces with everyone«, Despite having received training from the OCH. According to testimonies, the expelled person was a non-binary person and, for the moment, no complaint has been made.
