• Jaén. Two policemen arrested for beating a man and his daughter in Linares

The riots that have occurred in the town of Linares (Jaén) in protest at the attack by two off-duty national police officers on a man and his 14-year-old daughter on the terrace of a bar have resulted in

at least 13 detainees, two of them minors, and 19 police officers injured.

Sources of the National Police predicted "a long night", since protesters and groups of violent young people were confronting the riot police and

had the city

police station

surrounded by throwing objects,

despite the fact that the street was cut by fences and guarded by the agents.

And the police forecasts have been fulfilled.

Tension in the city began to increase on Saturday afternoon, after dozens of people

gathered outside the headquarters of court number 3, in

charge of the case, waiting for the arrival of the two detainees to testify before the titular judge.

Faced with popular pressure.

that he did not stop uttering insults, and for security reasons, the judge has ordered that the two detainees be taken to the Provincial Police Station of Jaén, to testify by videoconference, as is done with other cases in recent months, but in that case due to the health crisis.

This fact has increased the nerves, leading to

violent clashes with the security forces,

with objects thrown, destruction of containers and everything in their path, as well as a police vehicle.

Announcement through the networks

Through social networks they have called a rally in front of the Linares Police Station, where both peaceful protesters and violent groups have gathered that have not stopped throwing objects at the building, despite the fact that the street was blocked by fences and guarded by agents.

For hours the Provincial Chief Commissioner of the National Police of Jaén has tried to mediate with some of the most violent protesters and there have been

charges of riot control,

until they have finally been dissolved with the intervention of the agents, resulting in the clashes with at least 13 detainees, two of them minors, and 19 officers injured.

The two arrested on Friday are

an agent and a sub-inspector of the Police in Linares

who attacked a man and his daughter on a terrace of a local bar, when they were out of service, while they were recorded by several witnesses who have spread the videos through social networks.

The wounded man suffers injuries to his face, nose and on Saturday he had to be re-admitted to the San Agustín de Linares Hospital, due to

corneal problems.

Disciplinary file

For its part, the General Directorate of the Police has announced that it has already opened a disciplinary file in which

the sanctions that correspond to the two policemen will be determined,

to whom the weapon and badge were already removed yesterday.

These "will have to answer both to the judge in the criminal section and to the National Police for the unfortunate events that have happened," according to sources from the Police.

Several agents, one of them head of the UDEF,

traveled to

Linares

from the Jaén Provincial Police Station

so that the investigation of the case could be carried out in the most aseptic way possible.

The DGP has lamented and shows "its strongest condemnation for the events that occurred and for the attitude of these two policemen, who do not represent the daily work of public service of the men and women of the National Police."

The Linares City Council and political parties have also

"strongly condemned the brutal aggression"

while demanding "forceful action against an attitude that tarnishes the image of a body that has always ensured the safety of the people of Linares."

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