The platforms Alerta Solidària and Menys Turisme, Més Vida have yet to formally file complaints regarding the events of July 26. The Police hope they will do so to provide their report to the judge and request detentions.
The National Police expects the platforms Alerta Solidària and Menys Turisme, Més Vida to finally formalise the complaints they have been announcing for days regarding the alleged assaults suffered during the police charges at the protest against tourist overcrowding on July 26 in Palma. Sources close to the case have confirmed that the submission of these complaints will allow investigators to incorporate police reports, agent statements, security camera recordings, and other evidence collected during the intervention into the judicial procedure.
It will subsequently be the judicial authority that, after analysing all the documentation, can agree to identify and, if necessary, detain the protesters who allegedly took part in the violent episodes recorded during the protest. The same sources lament that since the events occurred, the Government Delegation has chosen to "take a back seat" and try to reduce political tension instead of publicly supporting the actions of the agents involved in the operation.
They criticise the Government Delegate in the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodríguez, for attacking his own subordinates, putting them "in the firing line", in an action they compare to the one taken weeks ago regarding the Civil Guard. Meanwhile, Alerta Solidària and Menys Turisme, Més Vida have stated that 25 people have already contacted both organisations to report the alleged assaults suffered during the police charges.
As explained at a press conference by the platform's spokesperson, Jaume Pujol, and the representative of Alerta Solidària, Àlvar Hervalejo, of those 25 people, 15 required medical assistance. The legal services of Alerta Solidària are now studying each case individually to decide whether to file individual complaints in addition to a joint lawsuit. To this end, they are gathering medical reports, videos, and images with the aim of identifying the agents involved in the charges and directing legal actions against them.
They also do not rule out expanding the complaints to possible political responsibilities if they believe there is sufficient evidence. During the appearance, the spokespeople for both organisations maintained that the number of injured persons could be higher than previously known and cited two cases of protesters who received blows to the head, one of whom, they stated, was hospitalised for 48 hours due to a brain haemorrhage.
They also reiterated their demand for political accountability for the police action and called for the resignation of the Government Delegate in the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodríguez. They also announced that they are considering filing complaints against police commanders for an alleged crime against the exercise of the fundamental right to protest. Politically, Menys Turisme, Més Vida insisted that the protest was the largest mobilisation against touristification held in Mallorca, estimating attendance at more than 70,000 people. However, this figure is rejected by police forces, both the National Police and the Local Police.
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