Cacerolada against the presence of Felipe VI in Catalonia

A detainee for alleged aggression against the Mossos in the protests in Barcelona

    Thousands of people have made a cacerolada this Sunday at 21.00 hours in points throughout the city of Barcelona to protest against the presence of King Felipe VI, who attends the inaugural dinner of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) at the Palau de la Música Catalan

The protest has been felt in several neighborhoods of the city and especially in the vicinity of the Palau de la Música Catalana, where the inaugural dinner of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) is being held with the presence of the King, for the concentration convened by the Committees of Defense of the Republic (CDR).

"You're not welcome in Catalonia," one protester told the king. "If the person who has to act as a mediator, puts himself on the side of the beaters, what do you want us to receive with applause?", Another protester asked.


Mild wounds

The tension that has been lived in the area of ​​Via Laietana and streets near the Palau de la Música, in the center of Barcelona, ​​with concentrations against the visit of the King on the occasion of the MWC, has been settled so far with five wounded slight as a result of the performance of the Mossos d'Esquadra.

The tension that has lived in the area of ​​Via Laietana and streets near the Palau de la Música, in the center of Barcelona, ​​with concentrations against the King's visit on the occasion of the MWC, has resulted in 19 minor injuries of the performance of the Mossos d'Esquadra, according to the latest data. Some of these people have been injured by falling when the agents of the Mossos have recomposed the fences that prevent the passage to Comtal Street, in a few loads so that the protesters did not access the outskirts of the Palau de la Música.

The hundreds of independentistas who still manifest themselves called by the so-called "defense committees of the republic" sing slogans such as "We are not afraid", "Outside the occupation forces" and "We are republic", besides making noises with whistles and saucepans .

The councilor of the CUP in the city of Barcelona, ​​María José Lecha, has complained on her Twitter account that the Mossos have set aside the group in which she was "hitting the baton" to hide them from the King, as indicated.

The Mossos d'Esquadra have arrested a person in the Correos area, in Via Laietana, allegedly for assaulting Catalan police agents, within the framework of the device to protect the arrival of the King at the Palau de la Música. Sources of the Mossos d'Esquadra have informed that the detainee is accused of an attack against the authority for having assaulted an undetermined number of agents, who have not been injured.

The same sources have pointed out that the protection device for Felipe VI on the occasion of the welcome dinner for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) at the Palau de la Música, will remain active until the royal party departs.