One of the last residents of La Rambla avoids eviction due to local pressure
The large Mossos d’Esquadra police presence is forced to withdraw due to the resistence of hundreds of activists in front of the building.
by Andreu Merino, at @NaciónDigital La Rambla, Barcelona, October 1, 2020 at 12:40 pm |
Maite stays home, at least for now. The eviction of one of the last remaining residents on the Rambla de Barcelona, scheduled for this Thursday morning, has been postponed after dozens of people convened by the Raval and Resistim al Gòtic Housing Union have resisted at the front door the performance of the Mossos d’Esquadra.
Neighbors in front of the property to avoid eviction ACN
LIVE The neighborhood pressure prevents the eviction of the Rambla
Dozens of activists have stopped the eviction of one of the last residents of La Rambla. The Mossos d'Esquadra had deployed nine riot control units; inform @andreumerino https://t.co/Gdce9dYn2M pic.twitter.com/JqwzSdLj2u
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The arrival of the judicial entourage, which is in charge of executing the evictions, was scheduled for two-thirty in the morning. The court of first instance number 21 of Barcelona had ordered the police to facilitate the entrance to the procession and the Mossos have moved nine riot police units to the building where Maite lives, at number 75 of the promenade.
Initially about twenty residents offered resistance at the door of the estate but were evicted by the Mossos d’Esquadra. In parallel, agents have accessed the roof of the building through another portal.
Meanwhile, activists have thrown paint and some objects at riot police. In addition, neighbors have alerted firefighters for a suicide alert, after a neighbor suffered from anxiety.
When officers had already entered the roof, the Mossos backed away and withdrew from the Rambla, again in the middle of a rain of objects.
Official sources from the body consulted by NaciónDigital report that it was the court that ordered the withdrawal, after officers on the ground reported that there were dozens of residents on the promenade and also on the roof.
The same sources say that the police vehicles were damaged at the time they were removed and that three officers were injured.
Now, Maite is gaining four months to find an alternative home. This is the closed agreement with the property, with the mediation of Barcelona City Council. The Councilor for Housing, Lucía Martín, and the Councilor for Ciutat Vella, Jordi Rabassa, have personally negotiated with the entourage and the property.
The agreement includes that until four months from now the property will not resume the eviction lawsuit and that the City Council will assume part of the 6,000 euros of debt accumulated by the neighbor. The council is also committed to finding an emergency home for Maite, who has been waiting for one for two years.
Una de les últimes residents de la Rambla evita el desnonament per la pressió veïnal
L’ampli dispositiu dels Mossos d’Esquadra es veu obligat a retirar-se per la presència de desenes d’activistes davant l’edifici
per Andreu Merino , La Rambla, Barcelona, 1 d’octubre de 2020 a les 12:40 |
Veïns davant l’immoble per evitar el desnonament | ACN La Maite es queda a casa, almenys de moment. El desnonament d’una de les últimes veïnes que queden a la Rambla de Barcelona, previst per aquest dijous al matí, ha quedat ajornat després que desenes de persones convocades pel Sindicat d’Habitatge del Raval i Resistim al Gòtic hagin resistit a la porta davant l’actuació dels Mossos d’Esquadra.
EN DIRECTE La pressió veïnal evita el desnonament de la Rambla
Desenes d’activistes han aturat el desnonament d’una de les últimes veïnes de la Rambla. Els Mossos d’Esquadra havien desplegat nou unitats antiavalots; informa @andreumerino https://t.co/Gdce9dYn2M pic.twitter.com/JqwzSdLj2u — NacióDigital (@naciodigital) October 1, 2020
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