Four people detained in connection with the general strike were placed in communicado pretrial detention without bail, El Salto reported on 14 November. The development broadens the known scope of this judicial stage: three were detained in Barcelona and one in Castelló.
Pretrial detention restricts liberty before a verdict. Its seriousness is precisely why each case needs to be assessed through the alleged conduct, the evidence and the judicial reasons specific to that person. The available report does not identify the four detainees or set out the conduct attributed to each of them, nor does it explain why the court ordered custody.
El Salto says the allegations connected to the arrests vary, including causing injuries, assault on officers, public disorder and, in Barcelona, forced robbery at commercial premises. That is the range of allegations cited by the outlet. It does not establish which allegation concerns which person, and it cannot be treated as proof of criminal responsibility.
In Castelló, two local social groups publicly described the case of the person held there as a police frame-up. That is their allegation. The supplied material contains no account from police, prosecutors, the court or defence lawyers, and it does not specify the formal accusation in that case.
El Salto also reported that 12 people remained at Barcelona's Les Corts police station awaiting transfer to judicial authorities, while the Mossos d'Esquadra had not detailed the specific allegations against them. The documented development is a custody order affecting four people, not a collective judgment on the strike or a conviction of those arrested. The proportionality of each order will depend on rulings and evidence that have not been made public.
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- El Salto · Edición General · Source date: 2026-11-14
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