Controversy in Santa Susanna over the neonazi festival Chaos in the Sun

The mayor justifies the celebration of the private festival despite criticism and lack of permits.

Generic image of a square in Santa Susanna at night.
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Generic image of a square in Santa Susanna at night.

The mayor of Santa Susanna, Campolier, has defended the celebration of the Chaos in the Sun festival, arguing he lacks legal tools to suspend it, despite criticism over hate speech and the absence of permits.

The mayor of Santa Susanna, Campolier, has reiterated that the City Council lacks "any legal tool to suspend a private party, only if public order or coexistence is disturbed," and admitted that current ordinances do not allow for action against it. Despite opposition demands to change the regulations, the mayor justified the inaction by arguing that "to change ordinances we need time, it cannot be done overnight," even though this year marks the festival's fourth edition.
Campolier also stated he is unaware if the participating groups, from North America and Europe, promote supremacist calls or hate speech, even if their lyrics are "more explicit." "I don't know what happens inside, they don't tell me it's a Nazi party, but a private party," he declared, confining the controversy to the present, even though parties and anti-fascist organizations have called for its prohibition since its first edition.

"The only thing I can do is bring it to the attention of the Mossos and the Generalitat."

Campolier · Mayor of Santa Susanna
These explanations have not convinced the CUP, which has filed a complaint with the Mossos d'Esquadra due to the inaction of the Santa Susanna City Council and the Generalitat. The CUP urges to prevent the event, as the council has acknowledged that the venue lacks an activity license or permits for public concerts. The party has also informed the Prosecutor's Office for possible glorification of fascism and Francoism, criticizing that administrations "have washed their hands of it."
The CUP has accused the Maresme council and the departments of Territori, Habitatge, and Transició Ecològica, and Interior of "not having acted despite knowing that the event does not have the necessary permits." Deputy Dani Cornellà expressed the "indignation" of the CUP and part of the local residents at what he considers "intolerable permissiveness with hate speech and fascist exaltation," recalling the demonstration on May 15th against the neonazi festival.