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Police Question Social-Media Users and Unions Move to Sue Belarra After Torremolinos Custody Death

The pending autopsy will steer the UDEV report, with footage from the regulated taser under examination.

Overview

  • Spain’s National Police have opened an inquiry into posts calling the Torremolinos officers “killers” and have taken at least one account holder in for questioning.
  • The SUP union announced legal action, joining the CEP in pursuing cases against Podemos leader Ione Belarra and creators of viral videos for alleged insults, slander and hate crimes.
  • A 35-year-old man died on Sunday after going into cardiorespiratory arrest while being restrained in a phone shop where a regulated taser was used.
  • Officers and 061 medics performed extended resuscitation efforts for roughly 45–50 minutes without success, and the body was transferred to the forensic institute.
  • UDEV is preparing the case file for the judicial authority, and the autopsy will determine the cause of death and the origin of the reported agitation.