Municipal officer caught on camera keying Nacho Abad's car in Spain
A video captured a presumed Madrid Municipal Police officer keying journalist Nacho Abad's car. The trial remains unresolved, according to available information.
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Municipal officer keys journalist Nacho Abad's car — and the camera catches it all
At least eight months ago, a video recorded a woman —presumably an officer with Madrid's Municipal Police— keying journalist Nacho Abad's vehicle. The footage spread on social media and reached the courts, but the outcome of the trial, if it ever took place, remains unknown.
It is not 100% confirmed that the woman was an active-duty officer: the identification is based on comments on social media. What is certain is that the video shows a person who looks like an officer (in plain clothes) carrying out the keying. The open question is whether the recording was admitted as evidence at trial.
The case has reignited criticism of Spain's municipal police forces, which some citizens accuse of acting as a «praetorian guard» for city councils and failing in their duty of public service. Although the incident is old, it still fuels debate over the accountability of security forces.
With no public court ruling, the Nacho Abad case stands as yet another example of how hard it is to obtain justice when the alleged offender is a police officer. The camera, at least, left a record of what peine.
At least eight months ago, a video recorded a woman —presumably an officer with Madrid's Municipal Police— keying journalist Nacho Abad's vehicle. The footage spread on social media and reached the courts, but the outcome of the trial, if it ever took place, remains unknown.
It is not 100% confirmed that the woman was an active-duty officer: the identification is based on comments on social media. What is certain is that the video shows a person who looks like an officer (in plain clothes) carrying out the keying. The open question is whether the recording was admitted as evidence at trial.
The case has reignited criticism of Spain's municipal police forces, which some citizens accuse of acting as a «praetorian guard» for city councils and failing in their duty of public service. Although the incident is old, it still fuels debate over the accountability of security forces.
With no public court ruling, the Nacho Abad case stands as yet another example of how hard it is to obtain justice when the alleged offender is a police officer. The camera, at least, left a record of what peine.
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