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As part of Rosmari’s attempt to eradicate fun from the face of the world (or at least Mojacar), her policia local have fined a ground of youths 500€ for daring to drink water on the beach.
4 years each and €200,000 fine. They were first arrested in 2009, but were allowed to keep working on the frontline until the supreme court decided on their fate. Hey, innocent until proven guilty, even if you are caught with your hand in the proverbial till. The boys were caught in a bar with 13 kilos of hashish in 2009, with a street value of €65,000. It’s not known where they got the drugs from Continue reading 2 Coppers in El Ejido sent down for drug dealing
The Local Police of several capitals – including Seville and Granada- are on strike over proposed pay cuts. However, instead of actually striking, they are refusing to issue standard traffic fines, except in severe cases. Instead, they are issuing warnings, or using outdated fine books which have not been withdrawn by the townhalls (which allows the fined motorists to recurr the fine). The protest has been called the “semana sin multa”, or Semana 0.0 by Continue reading Local Police strike – refuse to issue fines
<!– @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } –> The mayor of Berja has voted in favour of a motion, together with all councilors, that he should pay out of his own pocket, the severance pay of his recently fired head of police. Antonio Torres, the mayor, fired the head of the Local Police as his first act after being sworn in after the last elections, claiming that he was corrupt and Continue reading Mayor of Berja agrees to pay ex head of local police severence pay himself after firing him for being “useless”