CC OO-PV is seeking to join the judicial investigation as a popular prosecutor in the case involving the alleged assault of a retired teacher by a National Police officer in Valencia. The incident took place on May 31 near the regional Department of Education, during the teachers’ strike. Information from the union, an officer from the National Police’s Intervention Units pushed the woman from behind. She fell and sustained injuries.
The strike began on May 11, making May 31 the 21st calendar day of the mobilisation. Unions and education workers occupied or remained inside the regional education department as they pressed for improvements to public education and working conditions. The retired teacher was reported to have injured her chin and jaw and fractured her nasal septum. The union’s allegations about the officer’s conduct remain subject to judicial proceedings.
CC OO-PV said it filed a criminal complaint with the duty court on June 12, after its executive committee decided to do so on June 2. The union argues that the officer caused bodily harm and infringed the Fundamental Rights of people taking part in the peaceful demonstration. It is seeking charges including bodily harm aggravated by alleged abuse of authority and misuse of public office, along with offences against the victim’s moral integrity and failure to provide immediate assistance.
The union has also asked the court to suspend the officer from duty as a precaution while the proceedings continue. It says the alleged conduct undermined the right to peaceful protest and the injured teacher’s dignity. The case is before the judge presiding over Court No. 16 of the Valencia Court of First Instance, which opened an investigation on June 15 after receiving the teacher’s complaint.
At the time of the incident, the strike was described as indefinite; later reporting put its total duration at 24 consecutive days. The Valencia episode was part of a wider series of confrontations around teachers’ strikes in Spain in 2026. In a separate police intervention during demonstrations in Madrid, six teachers and students were reported injured. That episode was distinct from the Valencia case, but added to the broader debate over police conduct and accountability at education protests.
Spanish law allows organizations to take part in criminal proceedings as popular prosecutors, including in cases they consider matters of public interest. The union’s allegations are now before the courts, where the officer’s conduct and the circumstances of the teacher’s injuries will be examined.
