Antifascism persecuted in Barcelona: six more arrested for the incidents of the concentration against VOX
- On 30 March, the ultra-right party VOX convened a rally in Barcelona in which various political and anti-fascist agents in Catalonia called the counter-war. On that day there were police charges in which several of the detainees were arrested, although other detainees have been arrested during these days.
Arrested 30M Absolution! The 30 March support platform complained that several of its members were being detained on Wednesday morning. At the end of the day, social media also reported the arrest of five people, although this morning it has been confirmed that one more person has been arrested. With yesterday's and today's incidents, there are already 16 demonstrators who have been arrested in this police operation against the police.
The media Elnacional.cat reported on Wednesday morning that two people had been arrested by the Mossos during the March 30 riots, but shortly thereafter other agents, including Arran and CDR Catalunya, confirmed that five had already been arrested. Today, however, at 11:40 in the morning, the arrest of another person on the street has been denounced.
“A crime: antifascism”
The support platform for detainees has denounced the state of emergency, which sees this operation as a direct attack on freedom of expression. They have called to mobilize people with the slogan “sixteen detainees, a crime: being anti-fascist” and today at 12:30 they will concentrate on the City of Justice of Barcelona.
The defendants testified on Thursday, and their statements could be summarized as follows: The citizens who gathered in the square of legumes or in the camping area decided collectively what to do, in general, to go to the field of the works and put them passively in... [+]