Spain’s Supreme Court has upheld a €1,080 fine against a man who entered a police station naked and refused to get dressed, despite repeated requests. The incident occurred in Valencia on August 20, 2020, when the man, carrying clothes in a backpack, arrived at the station to file a complaint.
While public nudity has been legal in Spain since 1988, individuals can still be fined for public disturbance if their nudity causes discomfort or provokes others. Some regions also have local laws regulating nudism.
Police ordered the man to put on clothes as he was disrupting the station’s operations, but he refused, asserting his right to remain unclothed. He was subsequently arrested.
The man challenged the fine, but the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal in a ruling dated October 3, stating that police orders to get dressed were necessary to “maintain public order and peaceful coexistence.”
Though the ruling only provided his initials, Spanish media identified him as Alejandro Colomar, known for previous incidents involving public nudity, including an attempt to enter a Valencia court wearing only boots in 2022.
