Protests broke out across the Spanish region of Catalonia on Sunday after former leader Carles Puigdemont was taken into custody in Germany.
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was detained in Germany on Sunday, five months after entering self-imposed exile from Spain, where he faces up to 25 years in prison for organizing an illegal secession referendum last year.
Protesters had a close brush with death WATCH
Catalan police laid aside human rights using disproportionate force against protesters. Riot police decked out in riot gear shoved and hit demonstrators with batons to keep the crowd from advancing on the office of the Spanish government’s representative in Barcelona.
Some demonstrators were kicked by police. Protesters had a close brush with death with the police vans were driven upon them. At least seventy-nine people were injured during the clashes in Barcelona, mainly with bruises, emergency services said.
Spanish police didn’t have mercy on protesters WATCH
Reinforcements were called in after several hours to clear the neighbouring streets, with protestors tossing street barriers and burning two garbage bins as they retreated.
European countries which tries to adjust Turkey lapsed into silence against these developments.
