Calls for inquiry as video appears to show Guardia Civil boat knocking at least one person out of dinghy bound for Spain

Calls for inquiry as video appears to show Guardia Civil boat knocking at least one person out of dinghy bound for Spain

Human rights campaigners in Morocco and Spain have called on Spanish authorities to launch an investigation after a video appeared to show a Spanish police boat briefly mounting a small dinghy carrying people towards the coast of Spain.

The incident took place on Sunday as a vessel carrying four people approached the Spanish semi-exclave of Melilla. The video appeared to show the larger, more powerful Guardia Civil patrol boat veering towards the Zodiac inflatable, making several manoeuvres before skimming over the top of the boat, causing at least one person to fall out of the small vessel.

  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    302·
    4 months ago

    Back then many people thought the way borders in eastern Europe were policed was pretty brutal and cruel. It wasn’t like everyone thought it was just fine for border guards to shoot people on sight.

    • mods_mumEnglish
      1120·
      4 months ago

      I still think there are scenarios where brutal is the right way. For Poland, Russia is an existential threat. What they’ve been doing for a while is piggybacking on the increased immigrant traffic between Belarus and Poland and inject their people to stir shit and makes things worse. If Poland indiscriminately let every undocumented immigrant in we’d be at risk of serious internal issues, sabotages, espionage etc. I will probably get down-voted into oblivion for this opinion but it’s 2024 so maybe I’m stuck in the 80s mentally.

      https://www.politico.eu/article/polish-soldier-dies-after-clash-with-migrants-on-belarus-border/

      There was a large group of Chechen men who didn’t really look like they were fleeing from anything. All big dudes with evident military backgrounds. It’s just scary when you have a neighbour like this.

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
        185·
        4 months ago

        maybe I’m stuck in the 80s mentally

        Well at least you admit you have a problem, and that’s the first step to improving! I’m proud of you.

        Generally, in civilized countries, very few or no crimes involve the death penalty, and certainly none of them deserve immediate summary execution (self-defense against grave bodily harm notwithstanding).