AFP
Madrid
Spain’s left-wing government was facing growing pressure on Wednesday after a damning report emerged criticising its decision to permit a huge March 8 rally in Madrid as the epidemic gathered pace.
Spain has suffered one of the most-deadly outbreaks of the virus that has so far killed more than 27,000 people, with the battle to contain the epidemic becoming increasingly politicised.
As the country began a 10-day mourning period to grieve the victims, a storm of controversy blew up around Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska for sacking a top Madrid police chief who oversaw the report, prompting calls for his resignation.
The dispute centres on a case recently opened by an investigating magistrate following a private complaint over the government’s handling of the crisis in Madrid, the epicentre of the epidemic.
A key question in the investigation, which is looking into suspicions of possible administrative misconduct, is whether the government should have let the International Women’s Day rally go ahead.
Madrid
Spain’s left-wing government was facing growing pressure on Wednesday after a damning report emerged criticising its decision to permit a huge March 8 rally in Madrid as the epidemic gathered pace.
Spain has suffered one of the most-deadly outbreaks of the virus that has so far killed more than 27,000 people, with the battle to contain the epidemic becoming increasingly politicised.
As the country began a 10-day mourning period to grieve the victims, a storm of controversy blew up around Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska for sacking a top Madrid police chief who oversaw the report, prompting calls for his resignation.
The dispute centres on a case recently opened by an investigating magistrate following a private complaint over the government’s handling of the crisis in Madrid, the epicentre of the epidemic.
A key question in the investigation, which is looking into suspicions of possible administrative misconduct, is whether the government should have let the International Women’s Day rally go ahead.