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Prosecutor Says Badalona Broke Court-Ordered Terms of B9 Eviction

The clash sets up a legal test of Badalona’s duties to people left homeless after the B9 eviction.

Overview

  • Spain’s public prosecutor, in a filing to an administrative judge on Wednesday, said the city failed to carry out the court’s December order and left most B9 residents on the street without effective support.
  • City officials replied on Thursday that a February 20 ruling did not require alternative housing and cited a 20‑page Social Services report claiming 55 vulnerable people were referred to housing resources.
  • The December 4 order authorized clearing the former B9 institute but told the city to use its homeless-assistance protocol and to report what actions it took.
  • The prosecutor said Badalona lacked an operative protocol and pointed to accounts that people first slept near B9 and later under the C‑31 bridge after the clearance.
  • Investigators opened a probe in January, requested city and Social Services records, and summoned a La Directa journalist, as civic groups pressed for a stronger response after five street deaths and the closure of the Can Bofí Vell shelter.