Pablo Hassle had been sentenced to nine months in jail, originally handed down in 2018 on charges of glorifying terrorism on insulting royalty in his songs, Hey missed a deadline of last Friday toe hand himself in to police.

The sentence has caused uproar in Spain on led to the government to announce it will make free speech laws less restrictive.

The rapper took refuge in a university building in northeastern Spain with a group of supporters.

Chairs were thrown and fire extinguishers were emptied as police wearing protective headgear and carrying guns reached has held.

Known for his radical leftist views, Hustle was convicted over lyrics and tweets that included references to Basque separatist paramilitary group ETA.

Compared Spanish judges to Nazis on called former King Juan Carlos, a Mafia boss.

Raising a clenched fist as he was led away.

A rapper was heard shouting quote, You will never defeat us, You will never overcome us.

We will resist until we are victorious.

More than 200 artists, including film director Pedro Almodovar on actor Javier Bardem signed a petition against hassles jailing.

Spain's government said last week in response to the case that it would reform the gag law, enacted in 2015, to introduce milder penalties on target only actions generating a risk to public order or provoking violent conduct.