Socialist Senator throws in towel after sordid sauna scene
Canary island representative says he will fight to prove innocence after violent late-night arrest
Casimiro Curbelo has stepped down as senator for the Canary island of La Gomera after being involved in a brawl with police officers at a Madrid sauna, sources in the Socialist Party confirmed on Monday.
"I am resigning because I want to prove my innocence and that of my son. And I want to do so as an ordinary citizen, without the privileges that come with a senator's seat," said Curbelo in a press release. The party had been "awaiting" Curbelo's resignation after he and his son were accused of verbally and physically assaulting police officers during a late-night scuffle at a Madrid sauna last week.
Among other things, Curbelo, 60, allegedly yelled at the officers: "I want to see you all die of cancer," and: "I am a senator and I'm going after you one by one. Your careers are finished."
Tu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo
¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción?
Si continúas leyendo en este dispositivo, no se podrá leer en el otro.
FlechaTu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo y solo puedes acceder a EL PAÍS desde un dispositivo a la vez.
Si quieres compartir tu cuenta, cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium, así podrás añadir otro usuario. Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email, lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS.
¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? Accede aquí para contratar más cuentas.
En el caso de no saber quién está usando tu cuenta, te recomendamos cambiar tu contraseña aquí.
Si decides continuar compartiendo tu cuenta, este mensaje se mostrará en tu dispositivo y en el de la otra persona que está usando tu cuenta de forma indefinida, afectando a tu experiencia de lectura. Puedes consultar aquí los términos y condiciones de la suscripción digital.
Últimas noticias
The complicated life of Francesca Albanese: A rising figure in Italy but barred from every bank by Trump’s sanctions
From digital curfews to blocking apps: How technology experts protect their children online
Why the price of coffee has skyrocketed: from Brazilian plantations to specialty coffee houses
Confined to a Cuban hospital: When electricity is a matter of life or death
Most viewed
- Pablo Escobar’s hippos: A serious environmental problem, 40 years on
- Why we lost the habit of sleeping in two segments and how that changed our sense of time
- Trump’s obsession with putting his name on everything is unprecedented in the United States
- The Florida Keys tourist paradise is besieged by immigration agents: ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’
- Charles Dubouloz, mountaineering star, retires at 36 with a farewell tour inspired by Walter Bonatti
