A rally in support of those expelled from the former B9 institute in Badalona (Barcelona) and another against their presence in the municipality took place this Monday afternoon in front of the former municipal hall of Can Bofí Vell. This center, which … had been closed, it is squatting now by several of the expellees.
A Mossos d’Esquadra cordon separates the two groups, who brandish slogans for and against the presence of the expellees in the commune. The rallies in favor of the evictees, called by entities in favor of the right to housing, shout slogans such as “Fascist Albiol” -in reference to the mayor, Xavier García Albiol- and “No one is illegal”.
The mobilization was called in response to the concentration of a group of neighbors this Sunday evening in front of the Mare de Déu de Montserrat parish in Badalona who reception prevented of fifteen people expelled from B9, as the social entities had accepted.
Some neighbors say that the presence of evicted people will generate insecurity in the area. Sant Crist districtwhere the parish is located. In this sense, the mayor met this Monday afternoon with some of these neighbors to ask them to allow the immigrants to spend the night.
In statements to the media, Albiol said he explained to neighbors that those evicted “they are not confrontational» and that it is expected that they will be able to spend the night in the parish for approximately 30 days. “I tried to make them understand that the 15 people are protected, but it is true that they have suffered for a long time from the question of legal occupation and that they do not want to take any risks,” Albiol said.
He also criticized the fact that “decisions of this type cannot be taken without neighborhood and neighbors against“. Some neighbors say that the presence of evicted people will generate insecurity in the neighborhood, reports Ep.
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