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Short Update: 7,556 arrests and 869.537 fines proposals since the start of emergency in Spain

FairTrialsAdmin - May 15, 2020 - COVID-19 Updates, New criminal offences

On 7 May, the Spanish Home Office reported  7,556 arrests and 869.537 fines proposals for violation of the State of Emergency measures adopted on 14 March. Many of these cases relates to disobedience to authority.   

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