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Oct 1 violence put down to “police techniques”

An inspector and a police officer charged for their violence during the referendum at the Dolors Montserdà school in Barcelona admitted yesterday that among other things they punched a girl in the face and dragged a woman across the floor by her mouth. In their defence they said they were using “police techniques” due to “the high risk of assault” presented by the protestors protecting the ballot boxes.

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