The general secretary of CCOO, Unai Sordo, and that of UGT, Pepe Álvarez, have attacked the actions of some agents during the past night in different parts of Madrid where pickets were gathering on the occasion of the general strike.
From the gathering of information pickets in Plaza de Cibeles, both union leaders have denounced to the press that "It is unprecedented that the Fuerzas y Cuerpos de Seguridad del Estado use pepper spray against demonstrators."
In light of these events, they have advanced that they will file legal actions and that they will demand "criminal liability and all kinds of liability" for what they consider episodes of police violence with no precedent in Spain’s recent history.
In their statements, they have underlined that "It is unacceptable for police to drive their way, on the face, pepper spray at pickets that, at worst, were briefly interrupting the exit of some truck. It is an absolute scandal."