Charges to be brought against 38 Valencia protestors

 

Further to the violence seen between students and police in Valencia on Monday, thousands of demonstrators held protests against cuts to the region's education system yesterday, calling for the resignantion of a number of members of the Generalitat.

Similar protests were held in Alicante and Madrid.

However, since Monday's conflict, when the Police were captured on TV beating a number of students, the authorities appeared to have been acting with greater leniency.

The public outcry caused by the treatment of the protestors was joined by criticism from the Ministry of the Interior, which in turn was accused of "political and personal cowardliness" by the Police Union for blaming law enforcement for the violence.

Mariano Rajoy, meeting David Cameron in Londoen yesterday, commented how "Spain cannot provide this image of violence to the world". He urged restraint on both sides, defending the rights of the students to protest, but reminding them that the Police officers have their duties to fullfil.

A second protest gathered outside the regional headquarters of the Partido Popular.

The 10 students arrested on Monday have since been released from custody, however are believed to be amongst the 38 induviduals who have charges pending since protests began last week.