the criminal court number 19 of Madrid has considered that the five accused did not commit the crimes of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and a crime against the right to demonstrate when they rammed provident up in 2013.
November 17, 2013 five activists of Femen burst half-naked in the celebration of the IV March for Life to They attended by thousands of people to defend human life in the exercise of their freedom of expression. A right that was interrupted by c inco women who, after removing his shirt, jumped on the head of the demonstration with shouting and threatening gestures pro-choice.
This attack on peaceful demonstrations in defense of human life cost them these radical feminists face a trial in which they were charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and a crime against the right to demonstrate . The prosecution asked for them to nine months in prison and a fine of 1,800 euros.
However, finally justice has decided to rule in favor of those who, according ensured security officers present during the events, they rammed and they attacked the pro no matter were children and elderly people among the demonstrators and firmly resisted the police action.
the statement issued by criminal court number 19 of Madrid has acquitted at five activists arguing that criminal law “to protect the most fundamental legal rights only against the most intense and intolerable attacks.”
“Do not exhibited genitals, only breasts”
the ruling recognizes that the images of the facts adduced as evidence during the trial show that the accused “stormed walk with naked torsos ahead lace front safety of the demonstration shouting with a upraised arm that abortion is sacred “and slogans like” we give birth, we decide “.
However, the magistrate head of criminal court number 19 has been considered that the statements of the witnesses are partial and mismatched and justifies that the accused “did not display genitals, only breasts, no sexual purpose and only as vindictive act of the female condition of the accused”.
the text of the judgment also points out that there is no evidence that feminists employ physical violence and declares that its action is part of the right to freedom of expression “that can not be way of fact or illegitimate procedure.”
the private prosecution appeal the sentence
the private prosecutor has decided to appeal the judgment before the Provincial Court of Madrid. Poland Castellanos, president of Christian Lawyers which holds the legal representation of the prosecution of the Rooted association, expressed his astonishment at the decision of the court.
“We are in a state of law in which all must submit to the laws, institutions and individuals. If you violated a right of assembly and demonstration illegally and violently justice must act “, has defended Castellanos.
Since the association Rooted have also expressed their outrage at the sentence. “It is shameful that institutions accept the fact that a violent group, as FEMEN, attacking the right to demonstrate and concentration in an event that is properly organized,” he denounced José Castro, President Rooted.
‘We’d do’
One of the accused, the leader of Femen Spain Lara Alcázar , minutes before the hearing of July 19 told the media: “We would do.” Inside the hall and to the judge, with a much less defiant tone, she said she and her companions did not intend to disturb or disrupt the prolife march and they just wanted to “take a picture and wake a debate “.
This version of events has been the one that has taken on the head of criminal court number 19, despite statements during the hearing of witnesses and police officers. The officers called as witnesses refused feminists seem to “be comforted” with their presence and have said they resisted the police action.
The three officers called to testify as They agreed that witnesses were members of Femen who pounced on protesters. One of the officers deployed at the rally said that the activists “pounced on the head” and “rammed people who were at the rally in a way that was neither peaceful nor dialogue”.
One of the witnesses claimed he was assaulted by one of the feminists: “ I tore the flag and elbowed me in the ribs, I do not touch “. He also assured that the accused insulted them, made them cut sleeve and kicked them while shouting: “The abortion is sacred, joderos”. “Another of them was to beat my mother and a policeman grabbed her and could not paste” , added.
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