Trapero calms the unrest among the Mossos and announces a change in the infiltration protocol

Trapero calms the unrest among the Mossos and announces a change in the infiltration protocol

The open crisis within the Mossos d’Esquadra due to the infiltration of two agents in a teachers’ assembly has forced the police director, Josep Lluís Trapero, and the senior officers of the force to meet with the mossos’ unions to calm tensions. Among the workers’ representatives, it was not well received that Trapero announced on Wednesday the opening of a confidential investigation that questioned the agents’ actions, who claim that they comply with current regulations.

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Aznar asks citizens to defend democracy against right- and left-wing populisms

Aznar asks citizens to defend democracy against right- and left-wing populisms

Former president José María Aznar has made a call to the responsibility of citizens to defend liberal democracy, which in his opinion is in grave danger due to the attack of the “detestable” right- and left-wing populisms. In his speech at the IX Ibero-American Congress of CEAPI, held in Mexico City, Aznar emphasized that “if there are responsible citizens” capable of speaking and acting “then liberal democracies will resist and freedom will triumph again.” He was not more explicit, although the message is very similar to the “whoever can, should” phrase he himself revived yesterday in a video, referring to the investigation opened against former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

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The two private parties of the Spanish National Team: without phones and with notable absences

The two private parties of the Spanish National Team: without phones and with notable absences

The players and staff of the Spanish National Team experienced an unforgettable day this past Monday. After winning their second World Cup against Argentina, La Roja was received by the Kings and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, at the Palacio de la Zarzuela and, subsequently, moved to La Moncloa to meet with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.

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The Mossos seize a lighter and a cigarette butt at the point where the Collserola fire started

The Mossos seize a lighter and a cigarette butt at the point where the Collserola fire started

The fire in the Collserola natural park has burned the interior of a 54-hectare perimeter and by noon this Wednesday it was stabilized, though not extinguished, according to the Barcelona Firefighters. This time, the fire, pushed by the wind, approached the row of houses closest to the mountain in the Torre Baró neighborhood. As a precaution, 35 residents of Castellví and Lliçà streets were evacuated from their homes, to which they returned before eleven at night. Regarding the origin and causes of the flames, the Mossos d’Esquadra and Agents Rurals are investigating the starting point. A place where the police found a lighter and a cigarette butt they are working with, along with a list of some suspects. But the same sources warn that it is still too early to draw conclusions.

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The forensic report concludes that Negreira is not fit to stand trial

The forensic report concludes that Negreira is not fit to stand trial

The forensic doctors who examined José María Enríquez Negreira on March 24 have concluded that he is not fit to stand trial due to the Alzheimer’s disease he suffers from. In a report accessed by La Vanguardia, the professionals from the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Catalonia indicate that the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees suffers from a “major mixed-type neurocognitive disorder” which entails “moderate cognitive impairment.”

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