Spanish government drafts strict anti-protest laws A summary of the new law and fines: 1. Photographing or recording police - 600 to 30.000€ fine. 2. Peaceful disobedience to authority - 600 to 30.000€ fine. 3. Occupying banks as means of protest - 600 to 30.000€ fine. 4. Not formalizing a protest - 600 to 30.000€ fine. 5. For carrying out assemblies or meetings in public spaces - 100 to 600€ fine. 6. For impeding or stopping an eviction - 600 to 30.000€ fine. 7. For presence at an occupied space (not only social centers but also houses occupied by evicted families) - 100 to 600€ fine. 8. Police black lists for protestors, activists and alternative press have been legalized. 9. Meeting or gathering in front of Congress - 600 to 30.000€ fine. 10. Appealing the fines in court requires the payment of judicial costs, whose amount depends on the fine. 11. It allows random identity checks, allowing for profiling of immigrants and minorities. 12. Police can now carry out raids at their discretion, without the need for order to have been disrupted. 13. External bodily searches are also now allowed at police discretion. 14. The government can prohibit any protest at will, if it feels order will be disrupted. 15. Any ill-defined critical infrastructure is now considered a forbidden zone for public gatherings if it might affect their functioning. 16. There are also fines for people who climb buildings and monuments without permission.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:00:13 +0000
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