Overview
- The eviction of a family with four minor children in the Cerdanyola neighborhood of Mataró, which took place Tuesday, June 2, ended in clashes between about 50 people and ARRO tactical police units.
- Police say protesters threw stones, bottles and paving stones at officers, prompting ARRO to intervene and use foam projectiles, a tactic housing groups say caused serious injuries to several people.
- Three minors were detained during the operation, housing activists say one is the evicted family's daughter, and multiple people were taken to hospital while five officers suffered minor injuries and police material was damaged.
- Housing groups say the family lost the flat after a 2008 mortgage execution and that a new private owner accelerated the eviction while local social services offered only temporary hotel placement.
- The CUP has demanded appearances by the regional interior minister and police leadership for explanations and local housing organisations have called an assembly as political scrutiny and mobilisation grow.