CGT claims that undercover agents of the Mossos d'Esquadra displayed their symbolism during arrests following the general strike. The union demands the dismissal of the Interior Minister, Núria Parlon.
The CGT union has accused undercover agents of the Mossos d'Esquadra of carrying the organisation's symbolism during the arrests on the day of the general strike in Barcelona. According to the union, the intention is to criminalise their activities, and this was made public in a statement released this Thursday.
Images show a man dressed in black, integrated into a group of police officers, holding a CGT flag during an intervention at the intersection of Casp and Pau Claris streets. While his colleagues were making arrests, the officer drew a retractable baton and assumed a defensive position. He then discarded the flag in a bin at the corner.
Police sources explain that the agents belonged to the regional Fura groups, deployed in central Barcelona to identify and arrest individuals causing disturbances at the end of the demonstration on November 11. These units operate without uniforms and blend in with the protesters to identify those responsible for the incidents.
According to those same sources, some agents were wearing stickers from the strike and insignia from various unions, not just the CGT, to go unnoticed. The aim would be to approach violent groups without being recognised as police officers. The Catalan police resort to this practice during demonstrations at risk of incidents, such as the burning of bins or attacks on establishments.
In contrast, the CGT believes that the use of their symbolism goes beyond operational camouflage. The union announces legal actions, demands accountability within the Department of Interior, and calls for the dismissal of Interior Minister Núria Parlon. They link this episode to the police infiltrations in a teachers' assembly in May, a case that the Mossos archived without sanctions after failing to detect any legal violations. The minister apologised to the union in Parliament.
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