Barcelona denounces Spanish police assaults against Catalans

CAIRO – 1 October 2017: Barcelona Football Club denied the recent events taking place in Barcelona’s streets, as the Spanish police tried to prevent Catalan people from participating in the Catalan independence referendum on Sunday.

“FC Barcelona condemns the events which have taken place in many parts of Catalonia today in order to prevent its citizens exercising their democratic right to free expression,” Barcelona statement said.

Barcelona’s former captain, Xavi Hernandez, expressed his feelings about the police violations through a video published on social media. He said, “To all people trying to peacefully exercise their right to vote, what is happening in Catalonia today is a shame. It is inadmissible that in a democratic country people cannot vote.”