Pablo Iglesias walks out of Madrid debate in clash over death threat

Rocío Monasterio of far-right Vox party had cast doubt on threat sent to Podemos leader and his family

The Unidas Podemos leader and former Spanish deputy prime minister, Pablo Iglesias, has walked out of a Madrid regional election debate after the candidate for the far-right Vox party cast doubt on the death threat he and his family had received along with four assault rifle bullets.

Iglesias revealed on Thursday that he had been mailed the bullets and a threat, which read: “You have let our parents and grandparents die. Your wife, your parents and you are sentenced to capital punishment. Your time is running out.”

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Source: The Guardian