The former Minister of the Interior during the transition governments, Rodolfo Martin Villahas decided to give up the Barcelona Gold Medal, according to a statement sent to Europa Press.
Martín Villa’s decision comes after the ruling of the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia that revoked the withdrawal of this distinction from the former Minister of the Interior, decided by el Barcelona City Council in 2017 led by Ada Colau.
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The City Council approved in 2017 withdraw 10 Francoist medals, including one to Francisco Franco, to military mandates and institutions, among which is Martin Villa, for the Events of Vitoria of 1976, in which five people died and another 150 were injured for police action during a day of strike on March 3.
Rodolfo Martín Villa, 87 years old and who was part of the governments of Adolfo Suárez during the Transition, had received the Gold Medal of the Catalan capital in 1976, after ceasing as Civil Governor of Barcelona.