The protest in front of the national headquarters of the PSOE against the amnesty has died down, after the concentration last night ended with more than forty people injured and six arrested. Some 1,500 people, according to the Government Delegation, – an organization that yesterday put the influx at 7,000 protesters – have once again shown their discontent with the possible measure of grace that the Government is preparing for those prosecuted by the process, but, above all, they They have worked hard to prevent the ultras from breaking up the protest, as happened last night.
The images of the pitched battle that took place yesterday in Madrid have made an impact among those dissatisfied with the Government. After the right-wing and far-right parties made their particular call for calm to prevent a repetition of the riots, police sources already warned of the smaller influx that would be recorded today. That, added to the light drizzle that accompanied the night and the Real Madrid match, caused the concentration to be disrupted on the sixth consecutive day of the call.
Those gathered have shouted the slogans that are becoming common in these protests: “That van for Puigdemont” or “Pedro Sánchez to prison.” There have also been those against the king: “Philip, freemason, defend your nation” and against the media: “Manipulatory Spanish press.” The atmosphere, although tense, has been less tense than the one that permeated the protest yesterday. The attitude of those gathered towards the riot police has also been less belligerent.
And tonight the shocks that have been experienced around the socialist headquarters have been carried out by the protesters who have seen young people with neo-Nazi appearance approaching the head of the protest, where the police fence was located, which yesterday tried to be shot down before the police charges began. When the hooded men have tried to infiltrate, with the intention of breaking up the concentration, they have been pointed out by the rest of the participants. Amid cries of “get out, get out,” they have been expelled. Two of them even had to be escorted by the Police, who proceeded to identify them.
The same has happened with Franco's banners. When several of them unfurled it, the crowd shouted in unison “That flag does not represent me.” Anyway, amidst whistles they have abandoned the protest. Despite the insistence of trying to differentiate themselves from ultra groups, insults towards the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, or the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, have also been heard.
