Repression,
rage and stone throwing in neighborhoods
Police
continues evictions. The new victim this time, a 54-year old man with
total disability in Lavapies-Madrid. Antonio Argobia forced to
abandon his home as he couldn't pay the rent due to his debts.
Police
actions mobilized people of the neighborhood and representatives of
social movements who gathered outside the building of Argobia's
apartment. According to the recorded video, policemen drag the
protesters who were protesting by sitting in the middle of the road,
while later they were repeatedly beating them with their clubs. This
was something that outraged others, who attacked against policemen
with stones and other objects.
During
the police operation, the mediator of the movement "Stop
Avictions - Stop Desahucios" was arrested as well as two
photojournalists from Associated Press and the owner of the
apartment.
The
Assembly of "Vivienda Centro del 15M", activist group that
participates Argobia and invited the "STOP Desahucios" in
order to delay eviction while trying to find a solution for his
housing problem, denounced through a statement that the cost of the
police operation together with the losses for traders affected by
movings restrictions "would overlap the payment of rent until a
solution was found for the accommodation of Antonio".
Data
from the Bank of Spain that show an abrupt increase in evictions,
were given to publicity. According to the data, 19.567 evictions took
place for the first term of 2013, while for the whole year 2012
estimated at 23.774. Analysts suggest that these facts will show a
dramatic increase in evictions when data will be collected for the
whole 2013.
This
increase occurred, despite the more favorable repayment terms from
bank and, despite the law against evictions (essentially freeze of
evictions for two years) passed by the People's Party in April.
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