Spain is well
known as a country of corruption and shameless behavior but what took place yesterday
in the village of Alcalá de Xivert can only be called state delinquency..
As I already
explained earlier, the village administration decided some time ago to execute
an expropriation in order to provide electric power to ghost (i.e. unoccupied
since about 10 years ago) industrial park. Faced with my opposition, I saw
myself threatened by the use of force, in spite of having correctly appealed
the procedure within the month we have been given for the appeal (this, four
years after the start of the proceedings).
Today seven
armed police (Guardia Civil) in a total of four police vehicles showed up with
the Iberdrola contractors, alleging they had orders from the Government
Delegation in Valencia, orders which they of course never produced for
inspection. With no further explanation, Iberdrola proceeded to place a mast
for a high-voltage power line in the middle of a gorgeous pine forest which we
were trying to protect. Benefitting from the fact that it is the end of the
summer holiday and also a local public Holiday in the village, they arrive in
order to place the mast with no further ado and ignoring the fact that this is
a completely illegal measure and abuse of public authority. My husband, my
daughter and I myself were not allowed near the work, abused, threatened with
legal consequences and penalties and physically kept from exercising our legal
right to access of our own property. Instead of protecting us, the citizens,
they came to protect a lightpost illegally placed where it should never be in
the first place.
This is not the
first time the police support the town’s shameless mayor who seems to be
perennial like an undertaker, my lawyer couldn’t believe they would be capable
of ignoring the law and any civilized legal procedures the way they actually
did. Naturally, our lawyers will be relentless in pursuing those who broke the
law and ensure they are brought to justice.
España es un país de sinvergüenzas y
corruptos pero lo que pasó ayer en el pueblo sin ley de Alcala de Xivert es de
malhechores.
Como ya había explicado anteriormente
el ayuntamiento decide en su dia una expropiación para iluminar un polígono
industrial fantasma. Ante mi negativa a la expropiación forzosa me obligan por
las fuerzas amenazando. Se recurre en conselleria y el plazo para ello es de un
mes cuatro años mas tarde desde el inicio del proyecto.
Hoy con 20 guardia civiles alegando
ordenes de la delegación central, y aprovechando que es fiesta y conselleria
está cerrado vienen a colocar el poste sin más. Nos han amenazado a mi marido y
a mi hija, nos han empujado, maltratado y acosado. En lugar de como ciudadano
protegernos, han protegido el poste de Iberdrola.
No es la primera vez que la
policía apoya al ayuntamiento y al sinvergüenzas del Alcalde que sigue perenne
como la funeraria , mi abogado no daba crédito.
