The Blasco de Avellaneda correspondent Human Journalism in Melilla, and Richard Mateos, the Valencian Radio Malva, journalists have been arrested by the Civil Guard this morning with a Moroccan. A Avellaneda accuse him of resisting arrest and being in a place prohibited for safety reasons. It was a time that there had jumped the fence at Melilla. "You were going to get me. Someone saw my car and gave them the tip. I was driving trying to get out of the way reverse, with both hands on the wheel and then one of the policemen appears and asks me 'What is taking pictures? ".
Today at eleven o'clock the Blasco de Avellaneda and Richard Mateos scout journalists were arrested by the Guardia Civil when they were in one of the moments surrounding the City. An hour earlier there had jumped the fence. "They were going after me. Someone saw my car and gave them the tip. I was driving that road trying to get out of reverse, with both hands on the wheel and then one of the Civil Guard appears and asks' What is taking pictures? "He says Blasco de Avellaneda. "The camera was kept in a backpack in the back seat where I could not reach by hand. I told them I was a freelance journalist and also worked for the Ministry of Environment as a television producer. Then, on the walkie talkie I hear you shout 'lie, that works with PRODEIN (an NGO human rights) ".
From where journalists were the fence is not sighted, but still they accuse of recording the border. After frisked put back on the car, were guarded by two police cars of the Meritorious, one in front and one behind, scout roads suitable for SUVs but not for Blasco, who was giving it grounding to the Command. They were accused of being in a safety zone, a concept used by the Civi Guard when it occurs or jump the fence is anticipated and establishing, without warning, a territory simply be prohibited. Never mind than corded or statement.
In more than two hours have passed arrested Richard Mateos and the Moroccan man, and more than five in the case of Blasco de Avellaneda, has not been allowed to even make a phone call as requested. Meanwhile, since government delegation scout not call Human Journalism is catered, and press officer of the Civil Guard stated that we could not pronounce on these arrests and the could not confirm. After insist on taking the Public Service Board of the Command of the Civil Guard in Melilla we were assured that Blasco had his mobile phone and could get in touch with us whenever he wanted, they were not arrested but was voluntarily there because they were putting a complaint, and I could not give us more personally saved us to approach the place. They have finally put a complaint for resisting arrest and we have opened an act of intervention material * for which they have been with their teams of photography, video and mobile phone for allegedly in security zone. It did not report any of these charges until his release, when asked if he would sign any complaints. It says a source, who also toyed fined for not wearing the sticker on the ITV had happened this morning and carried in the glove compartment.
Richard Mateos, greatly surprised by what happened, we told how in the more than two hours he spent in detention were never informed him why. Neither the Moroccan man whose name unknown and that happened scout to be in the place where they were intercepted journalists.
"They referred to us as the blind (Richard Mateos is blind) and fat, they took away everything they put us in a room where I listened to recorded my car and said there was nothing. I asked habeas scout corpus because retention can only last a maximum of 45 minutes and I've been there five hours. And they laughed. We listened to what they said among themselves that we took so long detained because they were thinking about what they were going to report. I have removed everything I had: my two cameras, the video, my voice recorder, mobile, four memory and usb ". All a freelance journalist scout needs to work.
José Palazón, president of the NGO Prodein, who moved to the door of the headquarters to await the release of the detainees, told Human Journalism that "it is clear that in a lawless city where you are employing military without uniform the return of illegal immigrants and through scout l
