The spokesperson for the Sindicato de Inquilinas de Madrid, Alicia del Río, has denounced a "escalation of police violence" during the course of the general strike day and has said that she will wait to have all the data before closing an assessment and demanding responsibilities from the public officials she deems appropriate.
At a briefing for the media to assess how the strike has unfolded, Del Río stressed that the response to the actions by the police forces will become a "central" element within the "new cycle of struggles" that, in her view, is being shaped.
Along these lines, she defended the need to open a collective debate on how to protect the people who take part in protests and prevent the actions of the police forces from generating a climate of fear among the public.
As an example, she mentioned the eviction of Maricarmen and said that the intervention by the Police resulted in an even greater social mobilization. "For beating us up so much, people felt more rage and came out with more force into the street," she said.
That said, from the Sindicato de Inquilinas they stress that they will wait to have a complete tally before setting out their final analysis and specifying what responsibilities they will demand. "We are going to wait to have all the figures to give a clear evaluation and demand responsibilities from all the public officials that are necessary," the spokesperson concluded.