The proposed sanction against the Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC) is due to failing to communicate the protest, disobeying orders from the Mossos d'Esquadra, and causing public disorder that blocked the planned road route for the monarch's entourage during the June 23 visit to Montserrat. This 400 euro fine is appealable and is currently in the allegations phase.
“"The organization did not collaborate enough to prevent certain disorders from occurring."
Minister Parlon explained to the parliamentary commission that 5,234 demonstrations were communicated in Catalonia last year, excluding the one at Montserrat. During that protest, about 200 demonstrators cut off the road access to the Abbey, forcing King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to arrive by helicopter. The Director General of Police, Josep Lluís Trapero, noted that there is an open judicial procedure against a demonstrator for assaulting a Mobile Brigade chief.
Regarding the protests in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla and Palestine, held in Barcelona in early October, Trapero defended the use of pepper spray by the Mossos in situations of “generalized violence” and “urgency and existing risk.” He detailed that agents used this dispersal system when demonstrators attempted to cut the Ronda Litoral, threw stones, bottles, and domestic explosive devices with acid at the agents, and prevented the departure of a bus carrying an Israel basketball team staying in Sants on October 15.
Minister Parlon championed the force's work as a “model,” ensuring that the Mossos “guarantee the protests of demonstrators” while protecting critical infrastructure. She emphasized that their actions are guided by the principles of “proportionality” and “balance,” with internal and external controls to supervise interventions.
