Two PSOE amendments on squatting unleash a war with United We Can in the midst of their struggle for the Housing Law

• Policy The PSOE proposes to evict the squatters in a maximum of 48 hours

Two amendments presented by the PSOE to evict the squatters in 48 hours have unleashed a war with United We Can at a time that, moreover, is especially tense due to the pulse that the two government partners maintain on account of the

and that The consequence is that right now it is "blocked" in Congress.

This lack of progress in the negotiation is the background that explains why the minority partner of the Executive has publicly exploded against the PSOE when he learned that the Socialists had presented two amendments to the organic law of organizational efficiency of the public service of Justice with the purpose of accelerating

.

"It makes no sense that at this time, when we are negotiating the Housing Law, they come out with this that is completely out of place,"

, a deputy for United We Can, has criticized, who has censured the PSOE's position for copying the political framework right.

Mayoral has attacked the socialist spokesman in Congress, Patxi López, for this, in a response just a few minutes after hearing his statements presenting the amendments.

"The truth is that I see him off center. He is not governing with [Jaime]

", he has criticized him, reminding him that he is not governing with the PP like when he was

.

In this sense, he has warned López that when he makes statements "he realizes" that people have a problem with "abusive increases" in rent and mortgages.

"What is needed is to stop the rise in housing as soon as possible and not assume the right-wing agenda. Because when the right-wing agenda is assumed, the right wins", he warned.

For all these reasons, he has called on the PSOE to "stop listening to

", head of the housing association, and to understand "which is the parliamentary majority" of the left that is supporting the coalition Executive.

48 hours to vacate

In the PSOE they justify the adoption of this measure - agreed with their legal services to find "the best formula" - after speaking with experts, affected people and institutions that had expressed their "concern" about the squatting.

It was the Government of Castilla-La Mancha, presided over by the socialist Emiliano García-Page, that promoted an autonomous initiative to force a debate in Congress in order to toughen the legislation and that, among other measures, proposed that it be possible to restore home to its owner in 48 hours.

This is precisely one of the two amendments now presented by Pedro Sánchez's group in the Lower House to be able to modify the Criminal Procedure Law on that point with the justification of "immediately protecting the rights of victims."

The eviction within a maximum period of two days from the filing of the relevant complaint or the referral of the police report would occur exclusively in cases of "burglaries or usurpation of real estate".

"It has nothing to do with evictions," said Patxi López, spokesman for the PSOE in Congress.

"It speeds up the procedures a lot and gives an answer to a question that many people were asking us (...). We are defending the right of people to have their home and this law fit us to be able to do it as soon as possible", he added .

The eviction in 48 hours proposed by the socialists contemplates that if it is found that in the squatted property there are "people at risk of social exclusion or of special vulnerability or possible abandonment of a minor" the judge or court on duty has to communicate it "immediately" to the competent local or regional public entity in matters of social services and to the

so that they can "adopt the necessary protection measures".

"The crime of trespassing and usurpation of real estate is of a permanent nature and is maintained until the execution of the conviction, with the damages for the victim, who will not be able to dispose of the house having to continue facing certain charges derived from the ownership of the property and its progressive deterioration as a consequence of the use that the illicit occupants carry out until they leave the house or until the execution of the conviction", they justify in the PSOE.

In addition, they have proposed a second amendment, in this case to the Jury Court Law to eliminate the need for popular juries to judge

cases , which, according to estimates by the General Council of the Judiciary, represents an average 21 and a half months for resolution and another two and a half months in case of appeal.

"It is necessary to prioritize the speed of the prosecution and streamline its resolution, which makes it necessary to exclude this crime from the jurisdiction of the Jury Court, which will be heard by the Criminal Courts, with which the average time for its prosecution will be reduced to 13 .3 months and the appeal to 1.9 months", underlines the socialist amendment.

Fund shock in the Housing Law

United We can fundamentally demand three changes.

The first is the regulation of rental prices in stressed areas for all types of owners.

That is, the small and the big forks.

The second is the prohibition of evictions of vulnerable families without alternative housing.

And the third, that all Sareb homes be included in the public housing stock for rent.

The current situation is that the PSOE completely resists reopening the text and clings to the fact that the one that came out of the Council of Ministers was already the result of an agreement between the two.

In addition to the fact that it is an area attached to a socialist ministry.

However, United We Can continue to push and is committed to achieving at least the measure of price control.

For now there is no "progress", according to

sources , and the law remains paralyzed in Congress.

Where each party blames the other for this situation.

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