Vito Quiles sparks violence again, this time in Catalonia
Catalonia's police charged anti-fascist protesters at the UAB and Quiles moved his event to Sabadell. Tension grows on his tour across Spain.
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Vito Quiles' presence near the Autonomous University of Barcelona ended with charges by the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalonia's regional police) against anti-fascist protesters and the event relocated to Sabadell. It is the second episode of tension on his tour, after the clashes in Pamplona that left three people arrested.
**Vito Quiles**' tour across Spain is again producing scenes of tension. This time in Catalonia. At the gates of the **Autonomous University of Barcelona** (UAB), several dozen people gathered to prevent his arrival. The Mossos d'Esquadra set up checkpoints at the entrances and ended up charging against the protesters.
## Eggs, stones and searches at the entrances
The demonstrators threw eggs and stones at the officers. The Mossos had set up searches at the entrances to the campus to block the agitator's entry, causing traffic build-ups around the site. Tension mounted as Quiles failed to appear.
Quiles himself mocked the situation with a reference to **Carles Puigdemont**: "I'm in the trunk. I copied the trick from a friend." He said it while officers were still deployed in the area.
## The event moves to Sabadell
The charges came at practically the same time as other officers prevented him from reaching the university. Faced with that cordon, Quiles decided to move his event to another location in **Sabadell**. The tour did not stop, but the stage changed city.
On his social media he celebrated the police action and attacked the protesters. It is the second episode of tension on the tour: last week, his appearance in **Pamplona** ended in clashes and **three arrests**.
## A tour piling up incidents
The pattern repeats: announcement of an appearance, a counter-demonstration and confrontation with the security forces. The UAB is the latest flashpoint on a route that has already produced arrests in Navarre.
A public university as a stage for political confrontation is nothing new, but the sequence of episodes in just a few days has placed the tour at the centre of the debate over the limits of protest and police action. Any legal assessment of what peine rests with the courts.
**Vito Quiles**' tour across Spain is again producing scenes of tension. This time in Catalonia. At the gates of the **Autonomous University of Barcelona** (UAB), several dozen people gathered to prevent his arrival. The Mossos d'Esquadra set up checkpoints at the entrances and ended up charging against the protesters.
## Eggs, stones and searches at the entrances
The demonstrators threw eggs and stones at the officers. The Mossos had set up searches at the entrances to the campus to block the agitator's entry, causing traffic build-ups around the site. Tension mounted as Quiles failed to appear.
Quiles himself mocked the situation with a reference to **Carles Puigdemont**: "I'm in the trunk. I copied the trick from a friend." He said it while officers were still deployed in the area.
## The event moves to Sabadell
The charges came at practically the same time as other officers prevented him from reaching the university. Faced with that cordon, Quiles decided to move his event to another location in **Sabadell**. The tour did not stop, but the stage changed city.
On his social media he celebrated the police action and attacked the protesters. It is the second episode of tension on the tour: last week, his appearance in **Pamplona** ended in clashes and **three arrests**.
## A tour piling up incidents
The pattern repeats: announcement of an appearance, a counter-demonstration and confrontation with the security forces. The UAB is the latest flashpoint on a route that has already produced arrests in Navarre.
A public university as a stage for political confrontation is nothing new, but the sequence of episodes in just a few days has placed the tour at the centre of the debate over the limits of protest and police action. Any legal assessment of what peine rests with the courts.
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