Overview
- Cabin crew called the Guardia Civil on Monday to address Sinead Kavanagh’s alleged violent behavior, prompting the pilot to abort a Ryanair takeoff to Dublin.
- Two officers were injured during the intervention and placed on sick leave, according to the Guardia Civil union AUGC.
- Sinead Kavanagh was arrested, spent the night in airport cells, appeared before a Telde court on Tuesday, and was released provisionally while being investigated for injuries and assault on authority, local media reported.
- AUGC denounced the absence of tasers and protective transport at Gran Canaria airport and urged recognition of airport duty as a profession at risk.
- Debate over taser deployment continues, with Amnesty International warning about fatal incidents abroad and Interior Ministry data noting 22 uses nationwide in the year’s first two months, half in public disorder cases.