[LIVE VIDEO] Vicent Partal appears in parliament for the sanction of AEPD against VilaWeb

Vicent Partal, director of VilaWeb, appeared at the Parliament of Catalonia regarding the sanction by the Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) against media outlets that reported on police infiltrations in social movements. The AEPD has proposed a fine of 7,000 euros for publishing information about an undercover agent. Partal defended that reporting these events is in the public interest and that identifying the agents was necessary. Other media representatives such as Diari de Balears, La Directa, and Salto Diario also attended to request their sanction. Jesús Rodríguez argued that confronting the lies of the state was essential for journalistic work and denounced that the AEPD intended to sanction the messengers instead of investigating the facts. Tomeu Martí highlighted the negative impact of infiltrations on communities and criticized the lack of political control over police forces.