On Tuesday December 16th, a large police operation took place in the Spanish State. Fourteen houses and social centers were raided in Barcelona, Sabadell, Manresa, and Madrid. Books, leaflets, computers were seized and eleven people were arrested and sent to the Audiencia Nacional, a special court handling issues of"national interest", in Madrid. They are accused of incorporation, promotion, management, and membership of a terrorist organisation. However, lawyers for the defence denounce a lack of transparency, saying that their clients have had to make statements without knowing what they are accused of."[They] speak of terrorism without specifying concrete criminal acts, or concrete individualized facts attributed to each of them" . When challenged on this, Judge Bermúdez responded:"I am not investigating specific acts, I am investigating the organization, and the threat they might pose in the future" ; making this yet another case of apparently preventative arrests.

Four of the detainees have been released, but seven have been jailed pending trial. The reasons given by the judge for their continued detention include the posession of certain books,"the production of publications and forms of communication”, and the fact that the defendants"used emails with extreme security measures, such as the RISE UP server".

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The final line says it all.

Giving up your basic right to privacy for fear of being flagged as a terrorist is unacceptable.