The Parish of Santa Maria del Pi i de Sant Jaume in Barcelonalinked to the playful “esplai” whose festival led to a brawl at dawn on Saturday that left several injured and two arrested, has asked for explanations to the Urban Guard and to Barcelona’s town hall and has condemned any “abuse” of force.
Through a releasethe parish wanted to “show our reject and condemn the police action excessive force, the abuse of force and the use of excessive deterrents against our monitors and monitors and that are clearly glimpsed in the reports disseminated on social networks”.
The members of the parish say “to demand explanations from those responsible for the body of the Urban Police of Barcelona and, by extension, to Barcelona’s town hall to clarify the situation, purify responsibilities in his case and orchestrate measures so that events of this nature cannot be repeated”.
Barcelona City Council announced on Monday the opening of a internal investigation about what happened.
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Likewise, they wanted to make it clear that, although what happened happened in full electoral campaignhis will is walk away of “any use of these incidents for political and/or partisan purposes.”
Likewise, the parish has reported that it will join the mobilization next Friday, May 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the Vicenç Martorell square in Barcelona as a sign of support for the work being done from the “Esplai del Pi” and as a sign of rejection of what happened.
Continuation of the communication! pic.twitter.com/eoO1gPU9ar
— Esplai del Pi (@esplaidelpi) May 22, 2023