New testimony reveals repeated attacks by Mitika gatekeepers before the death of Kerman Villate

A report released on Sunday morning byRadio Euskadihas collected testimonies from several clients of the Mitika discothequein Vitoria-Gasteiz who claimed thatKerman Villatehad beenkilled in the months before  by security personnel. Villate died in the early morning of February 23, 2025 from a brutal blowby one of the discotheque's doormen.

According to the testimony of these four young men, protected by fictitious names, the attacks were spontaneous, without prior notice and with great violence. Their testimony is supported by complaints lodged with the Ertzaintza and, in some cases, they have already reached the courts, while in others judicial proceedings are still open.

Attacks without a word

In this regard, the fact that these events were known and repeated over and over againis confirmed by the testimonies of the young , one of which states that the person who treated him after the attack encouraged him to file a complaint: "Report it; this happens every week here, it is chaos, and you have to report it."

One of the young men reported that after receiving a single blow he fainted for several minutes while leaving the disco, an area he said had been allowed to pass by another guard. Another said that he had been attacked by several doormen when he returned to retrieve his jacket. According to a third, the same janitor involved in the death of Kerman Villate later pierced his eardrumwith a blow to his ear.

Resignation to justice

According to Javi, the gatekeepers hit him "as if it were a boxing bag"; Andoni recalled that they didn't give him time to say anything,"I hithim and I fell to the ground "and that as a result of that blow he fainted, while Jon explained that when he approached the security personnel without saying a single word, theyslappedhim in the ear. "

The injured parties have also expressed their dissatisfaction with the judicial response received following the complaint of the incident, some claiming that it was impossible to identify the alleged aggressor during the trial, while others believe that they felt uninformed or were induced to refuse to continue the proceedings, in some cases claiming that the decisions or the conduct of the judicial proceedings were disappointing to them.

Well known background

All the testimonies collected by Radio Euskadi refer to the events prior to the attack that caused the death of Kerman Villate The interviewees agree that, in view of the background, measures had to be taken earlier to prevent further violent incidents from occurring.

The report further recalls that a recent report by the Ararteko called into question theactivity of the City of Vitoria-Gasteiz because it did nothavea more proactive attitude  to the background , according to which the City Council itself acknowledged that in the months leading up to the death of Villarman Villate there had been 13 interventions related to attacks on customers by Mitika gatekeepers.

In this context, the young people interviewed further state that the Ertzaintza, the Vitoria-Gasteiz Local Police, the emergency services and taxi drivers were aware that such incidents occurred repeatedly in the discotheque area.