Indignation in police unions. This Wednesday afternoon, the Central Electoral Board has announced that the police displaced to Catalonia for the elections will not be able to vote. The JEC resolution comes after the different claims made by the National Police unions, because the notice of moving to Catalonia to guarantee the security of the election day has left him without time to ask for the vote by mail.

The Electoral Board says in its response that "it has examined the requests and taken into account the exceptional circumstances raised." In addition, it ensures that it has reviewed the reports of the Electoral Census Office, the General Directorate of Police and Post. "The material possibility of arbitrating some exceptional means" should not be ruled out so that the police officers mobilized there can vote.

However, despite this hopeful possibility, there is a problem: "It would be absolutely essential to modify the amendment of the voting procedure established in the LOREG", because at this time, an extension would make it unfeasible that the tables could scrutinize that vote by mail.

The Board adds that it is not within its competence to modify that part related to the LOREG (Organic Law of General Electoral System), so this option cannot be carried out.

It is "inadmissible," Jupol protests , the majority union of the National Police agents, which describes the decision as "direct attack on the rights of the hundreds of police who are going to be displaced and who will not be able to exercise their right to vote".

José María García, national secretary of Jupol, said that "the Police have been ordered to move to Catalonia to participate in the operations to support the Mossos d'Esquadra urgently, without prior notice and within a few hours of closing the deadline to request the vote by mail. "

Jupol had made his claim to the JEC according to article 74 of the LOREG, which regulates the vote by mail for the Armed Forces, the merchant navy, the fishing fleet and the State Security Forces and Corps that are serving abroad , as well as citizens who are abroad.

The Ministry of Interior will strengthen security for the electoral day in Catalonia with some 1,800 police officers who will support the Mossos. This is perhaps the largest displacement of police officers to Catalonia since the Copernicus operation, police sources explain.

The Unified Police Union (SUP) also criticized the decision of the JEC, and said that "the legal services of the union are studying the possibility of filing a claim and looking for all possible procedures so that the comrades displaced there can exercise their right lets vote".

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