The Govern asks for forgiveness for the infiltration of mossos in teachers' assemblies: "It was a poorly planned police maneuver”

The Minister of Interior of the Generalitat, Núria Parlon, publicly acknowledged that the operation of the infiltration of Mossos d'Esquadra agents into a teachers' assembly was a “poorly planned police maneuver” and apologized to the education unions for the discomfort generated. The socialist leader assured that neither she nor the political leadership of the department had prior knowledge of the police action.

During her appearance in the Parlament alongside the director general of the Police, Josep Lluís Trapero, Parlon defended that the infiltration was an “operational and not political” decision. Even so, she admitted that the action created a “feeling of distrust and insecurity” among the teachers mobilized by this week's education strike. The minister also announced the opening of a “reserved investigation” to study what happened and determine if disciplinary proceedings should be opened.

The explanations did not convince a large part of the Catalan opposition. Junts per Catalunya insisted on demanding the resignation of both Trapero and Parlon. The deputy Josep Rius directly blamed the minister and demanded that president Salvador Illa dismiss her if she does not voluntarily leave the post. From the party, they consider that Interior cannot disassociate itself from an operation of these characteristics.

Esquerra Republicana also raised the critical tone. The deputy Laia Cañigueral thanked the institutional apologies, but assured that they are “insufficient” given events she described as “extremely serious”. ERC maintains the request for Trapero's dismissal and demands guarantees to prevent future infiltrations into social or union movements. Along the same lines, the Comuns demanded a review of Interior's internal protocols if a systematic dynamic of espionage in social groups is confirmed.

The harshest reaction came from the Candidatura d'Unitat Popular. Deputy Xavier Pellicer denounced that the infiltration is reminiscent of “dictatorial” practices and typical of the “political police of Francoism”. His statements further raised parliamentary tension and evidenced the deep discomfort of part of the independence movement and educational unions with the management of the case by the Govern.

In contrast, Partido Popular and Vox avoided demanding resignations. The popular deputy Alberto Villagrasa asked the Interior Ministry to explain why it considers this type of infiltration necessary in certain protests. For his part, Sergio Macián described the operation as a "botch" and defended that the Mossos should focus "on preventing fights and shootings." From the Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, deputy Christian Soriano rejected turning the controversy into a political attack against the Catalan police, although he acknowledged that the decision to infiltrate agents "they did not like."