Fabian Picardo, Gibraltar's chief minister, has been awarded damages of £20,000 by the Supreme Court of Gibraltar against Augustin Rosety Fernandez de Castro, a Vox party member in Spain's Parliament, over a series of Tweets.
In a statement published by HM Government of Gibraltar, it said: "The chief minister took action against the publication in Gibraltar of a series of Tweets that were highly defamatory, untrue statements relating to Mr Picardo in relation to his role as chief minister of Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar."
"All monies recovered will be donated to a Gibraltar charity. Costs have also been ordered to be paid by Mr Rosetty, with the sums to be assessed by the Court at a subsequent hearing."
"Enforcement proceedings will now follow in Spain. Mr Picardo has already successfully enforced a libel damages award against Manos Limpias in Spain."
Picardo said: "The judgement of the Supreme Court of Gibraltar exposes the untrue and defamatory comments by a member of the Spanish far-right Party Vox for what they are: lies and fabrications, with no basis whatsoever in reality. The Government of Gibraltar for as long as I am chief minister of Gibraltar will never allow those who seek to defame us and do us harm to tarnish Gibraltar's good name or the reputation of the good people of Gibraltar."
A copy of the Court judgement is currently unavailable as the Gibraltar Courts Service website is offline for maintenance.
