The Commons denounce Albiol for the eviction of the B9 in Badalona

BarcelonaJaume Asens, a Member of the European Parliament for the Comuns party, has filed a complaint against the mayor of Badalona for the eviction of residents from the former B9 Institute in Badalona. As he explained to Catalunya Ràdio, Asens accuses Albiol of denying public services on discriminatory grounds, committing a hate crime, disobeying a court order, and committing administrative malfeasance. "Albiol thinks Badalona is the United States and that he can act like Trump, but he cannot be above the law," he said on Wednesday. The MEP recalled that the court order authorizing the eviction stipulated that the Badalona City Council must provide alternative housing, a condition it has failed to meet. In fact, Albiol has repeatedly stated that the council "would not offer accommodation or housing resources." This was the case on Tuesday. The prosecution asked the judge who authorized the eviction to request explanations from the City Council. Regarding what measures have been taken to protect the vulnerable people who have been evicted, Asens asserts that Albiol selectively denied the migrants assistance based on their origin and social status, which would constitute a denial of public service on discriminatory grounds. The representative from the Comuns party also points out that incitement to hatred does not require explicit expressions to be committed. He further argues that there is evidence of repeated disobedience in the Badalona city council's failure to effectively comply with the court order authorizing the eviction. In response to this situation, the government also took action on Tuesday. The Department of Social Rights signed an agreement with organizations to provide shelter for all those who have been camped under the C-31 bridge since Saturday. This also applies to the dozen or so people who had occupied the former municipal shelter of Can Bufí Vell, which has been closed for almost two years. The agreement guarantees accommodation for the next two months in different locations in Catalonia and also entails forgoing the use of the parish of Our Lady of Montserrat, the space that could not be opened on Sunday due to a blockade by a few dozen residents.

Entities and Government reach agreement to rehouse those evicted from the B9 who were under the bridge