La Mojonera continues to be under a heavy police presence as Guardia Civil units maintain a very public profile. The alledged murderer is expected to appear in front of magistrates today, and as such the Guardia fear more protests if they let up – and local community leaders warn that if justice is not seen to be impartial and immediate “trouble may continue”.
Meanwhile, yesterday in the Madrid parliment, Rafael Hernando (P.P. for Almería) demanded that the rioters in La Mojonera be expelled from Spain as an example to other immigrants who do not respect the rule of law, an attitude that was condemned by the PSOE equality spokeswoman Bernanda Jimenez as “racist and xenophobic”.