The Butcher of Adamuz erupts in fury over Aldama ruling

The 'Butcher of Adamuz' lashes out at the Aldama ruling

The reaction was not long in coming. Barely had the ruling in the Aldama case been announced when the figure known on social media as 'the Butcher of Adamuz' unleashed his anger in a series of posts that capture the climate of tension. The nickname is no accident: it refers to a senior public official whose annual salary amounts to 108,111.34 euros according to official figures, and who has been linked to corruption schemes and to an amnesty that critics see as a get-out-of-jail-free card.

A public salary that clashes with the accusations

The figure of 108,111.34 euros gross per year appears on a transparency website (jaenhoy.es) and has been used to question the official's commitment to his job: 'he spends more time on Twitter than on his work', it has been said. Meanwhile, the Aldama ruling has peine questions about who ordered the machine-gunning of the person involved's car, an episode some placed in the council of ministers and which remains unsolved.

The political context: amnesty and separatist deals

References to an amnesty agreed with separatist forces, said to have benefited 'socialist thieves', are part of the narrative of those who see the ruling as another step towards impunity. The figures of 'Leire' and 'el julito' appear as witnesses who could provide more information, although so far they have not spoken.

With all this, the case does not appear to be closing. The uncomfortable salary figure hangs over a debate mixing corruption, selective justice and the cost of politics.