Roger Umpierrez

A young man from Premià de Mar is arrested in front of the Spanish police headquarters on Via Laietana, where he reports being subjected to ill-treatment

Roger Umpierrez is identified and arrested in front of the Spanish police headquarters on Via Laietana towards the end of a protest in support of […]

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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly

Roger Umpierrez, arrested in front of the Via Laietana police headquarters in 2017, is put on trial at the Provincial Court of Barcelona along with the officers who allegedly abused him

The Prosecutor’s Office, charging him with attacking authority, is seeking a two-year prison sentence, while the officers who arrested Umpierrez, and who brought a private […]

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Rights to free expression and assembly

The Provincial Court of Barcelona acquits Roger Umpierrez, arrested in front of the Spanish police headquarters on Via Laietana in 2017, and the officers who allegedly abused him

The Court finds that the facts have not been proven, as the defendants gave contradictory versions during the trial. With regard to Roger, the main […]

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Rights to free expression and assembly