A Mossos sergeant accused of losing an eye to a protester in Barcelona

there is a judge A sergeant of the riot control unit was charged. For Mossos (Brimo) losing a protester’s eye According to legal sources, he is 19 years old due to the impact of a ‘foam’ bullet at the protests against the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel in February 2021. This command was in charge of the police operation that day and thus joined two other gunmen who are currently under investigation and will have to testify on 1 June.

This Wednesday, the head of Brimo in Catalonia appeared before the head of the Investigation Court No. 1 in Barcelona, ​​a statement that he approved as president of Joaquín Aguirre. protocols that determine how the ‘foam’ should be used. That is, at least 20 meters from the protesters and always aiming below the waist. This command stated that these bullets were “not a precision weapon”; this contradicts the reason Mossos used these guns, that these guns supposedly hit where the sniper was pointing and therefore didn’t bounce.

Criticism of police action

Xavier Muñoz, lawyer of the human rights association Irídia, exiting the question, is sure that the minimum distance of 20 meters is insufficient to shoot the ‘foam’ set by the Mossos protocol, since in his opinion, the instructions of the same manufacturer recommend at least 30 meters, below which shots can cause “heavy” damage. The lawyer stressed that beyond the investigation of agents participating in the demonstration on February 16, 2021, alleged shortcomings in the protocol regarding the use of such bullets could lead to new responsibilities from higher posts.

Source: Informacion

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