Marlaska orders an investigation into police charges during the general strike

The Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has initiated investigations into police actions during the general strike protests. He has prohibited the use of tear gas in crowd control measures. The investigations will be separate from the internal reviews conducted by the National Police. On the day of the strike, there were 1,144 reported incidents and 47 arrests made by the police and Civil Guard, excluding data from Catalonia and the Basque Country.