The open battle for a solution to the cheek crisis intensified this Thursday. a police charge against santiagoBateiros put forward a new claim in front of Xunta de Galicia and then two arrests and numerous injuries.
This problem facing ‘Bateeiros’ – mussels – and mussels has many ends and is endless because The measures announced by Xunta are not satisfactory everyone and therefore mobilization continuescurrently trying to repeal article 13 of the December 2019 decree, which regulates precisely shellfish use plans.
The protests began around eight in the morning and, like other events, the Consello coincided with the Xunta celebrations.
Sub-Delegation of the Government of A Coruna, The density of the bateiros, which brought together about 300 people, was not reported. Around 9:10 am, some protesters “try to reach the Xunta building by climbing over the fence”, which triggers the police response. The agency attributes the following to the protesters: Throwing stones and tree branches at police and burning containers. “There is police action against violent behavior,” he says.
Protesters criticize the intervention as “disproportionate”. they assure you it’s there “head level” rubber bullets and “blows to the head and arms”.
The fact that the two detainees were taken to the police station to be questioned prompted protesters to move through the streets of Compostela’s old town. set off fireworks until you reach the outpostwhere a large police apparatus awaits.
Wounded
injured man Andrés, “Peche”, from Rianxo (A Coruña) and evacuated to the Santiago University Hospital Complex (CHUS) to take medical aid reported some of their colleagues participating in this protest. Other sources suggest that in addition to “Peche” it will be. another person was injured.
The struggle between the workers who make a living from mussel farming and those who make a living from mussel farming goes back decades, and there have been many conflicts between professionals that require the intervention of security forces.
Spirits are busier this week if possible because at the beginning Xunta announced that the final opening of the cheek removal areas (mussel farming) has been cancelled. due to a technical error in processing.
Maritime Minister Rosa Quintana assured her in Vigo last Wednesday that she hopes they can reopen “in future waves”.
Although the disputes came from far away, the trigger for the current problem was the 2019 decree, in which the Xunta Sea Department, in search of a balance, marked the forbidden zones to protect the stable. Between survival of this species and cheek lifting.
Tensions have escalated in recent months due to immovable positions. due to a difficult situation such as cheek scarcity and reduced salinity of the water. this made it necessary to delay the launch of the campaign, suffocating the mussel industry economically.
protest in front of the police station
After the intervention of the police, some of the protesters gathered in front of the city hall. facilities National Police Where in Santiago They chanted slogans such as “they welcome us with sticks” among the resignation demands of the regional representatives.
The United police union (SUP) “absolutely” condemned the events and confirmed that several national police officers were injured. He cites his “total support” for the demonstration and speaks of “two violent protesters arrested”. In any case, he suggests, it would appear as a private accusation.
This Terraces in the area have been evacuated as a precaution.by order of the security forces.
José Ramón Gómez Besteiro, Government delegate in Galicia, answered questions from the press in A Coruña after an informative lunch, that he thought “the source of this problem” was Xunta’s responsibility and that he “is in a position”. to solve”.