A group of delegates from the Congressional Interior Committee visited Melilla to get information about the tragedy that took place on June 24, although the explanations were not sufficient for them.
Euskaraz irakurri: Guardia Zibilak istiluen aurkako materiala erabili zuen ekainaren 24an, eta barruko kamerak ez zebiltzan
A group of deputies from the Congressional Interior Committee visited Melilla on Monday to get information about the tragedy that occurred on June 24, although the explanations were not sufficient for them and they are waiting for a future meeting in Madrid to review the contents of the recordings. to watch .
The parliamentarians visited the border crossing of Melilla’s Chinatown, where last June there was a massive breach of the border fence separating the autonomous city and Nador, an event in which at least 23 migrants died.
In the days after the event, the Spanish and Moroccan authorities defended their actions, claiming that the migrants had been violent. However, a recent BBC report question these statements by assuring that the Spanish police saw it and did not prevent it dozens of migrants died on their border during the incident.
The Guardia Civil has confirmed to deputies the use of riot gear from the Spanish side of the border to try to prevent the attempted entry.
In statements to journalists, the ERC deputy, María Carvalho, said that according to records from Melilla Civil Guard Lieutenant Colonel Arturo Ortega, 270 salvos and 65 bullets were fired during that attempt to enter.
28 smoke cans, 86 tear gas cans and 45 aerosols “which could be pepper spray” were also used, Carvalho specified.
On June 24, the Guardia Civil used:
– 86 tear gas bottles
– 28 gas bottles
– 65 rubber balls
– Fired 270 salvos
– 41 large tear gas canisters and 12 other types. pic.twitter.com/rZUWLy1dJY— Jon Inarritu (@JonInarritu) Nov 7, 2022
However, the delegation of delegates (consisting of representatives of the PSOE, United We Can, PP, ERC, PNV and EH Bildu) was able to verify that the interior cameras that the National Police did not work in that place on the day of the events.
The deputy of EH Bildu, Jon Iñárritu, has informed journalists in statements that images were taken by the Guardia Civil of the helicopter, the drone and cameras installed along the perimeter boundary that allows us to “see clearly what could have happened”.
In particular, in these shots, the broken door of the border and “an avalanche of people on the ground who can be assumed to be injured or dead” appears, according to EH Bildu’s deputy.
UP: “Everything seems to indicate that there have been deaths in the area controlled by the Spanish authorities”
Members of the Commission will be able to see the rest of the audiovisual material in the Congress, although there is no specific date yet.
After reviewing the footage and receiving the relevant information from the security forces, United We Can deputy Enrique Santiago said that “everything seems to indicate that there have been deaths in the area controlled by the Spanish authorities.” ” during the jump attempt to the fence
In statements to the media made this Monday, the minister said: Great Marlaska He assured that on June 24 there was “a violent and very violent attack on the borders, which are EU borders”. According to the minister, the Guardia Civil acted in this situation “within the framework of legality, proportionality and necessity”, and there were no deaths on the national territory.
Since the incident, most political groups have called for an “urgent” review of what happened. Last July, lawmakers asked for a commission of inquiry to be set up in Congress to clarify the facts, but they were unable to initiate it.
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Source: EITB
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