Moroccan women in Lleida obtained papers and benefits with false denunciations.
The Mossos have dismantled a network of women who pretended to be victims of gender-based violence in order to benefit from the public assistance system.
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A police operation has resulted in the arrest of 14 immigrants in an irregular situation in Lleida., the majority are of Moroccan nationality, accused of faking being victims of domestic violence to obtain papers and access social benefits. According to reports The World, The investigation has uncovered an organised network that used false complaints to exploit existing legal protection mechanisms..
The women acted in an organised manner and recruited vulnerable men—many of them addicted—whom they offered money or favours to in exchange for pretending to be violent partners. These men staged assaults in public spaces to lend credibility to the allegations..
Well-planned simulations
To make the allegations more credible, the women involved took photographs beforehand with the alleged perpetrators and asked them to leave personal belongings at their home, simulating a real cohabitation. This arrangement was intended to activate the legal procedure that allows for the granting of residence and work permits on humanitarian grounds in cases of domestic violence..
Some of the women had arrived in Lleida from Huelva and engaging in prostitution in flats in the Old Town, where several searches have been carried out.
The social benefits of being a victim of gender-based violence
Being recognised as a victim of gender-based violence gives an immigrant access to various legal and social benefits. Women in an irregular situation can obtain authorisation to reside and work. without the need to comply with other administrative requirements. Furthermore, They have priority access to public assistance such as social benefits, housing and employment programmes.Also They can receive financial support such as the active insertion allowance if they are unemployed and without income..
Multiple crimes and an expanding plot
The Mossos are investigating the detainees for the crimes of crime simulation, document forgery, false denunciation, aiding irregular immigration and membership of a criminal organisation. Although for the time being The arrest of 14 people has been confirmed., the Catalan police do not rule out further arrests in the coming days.
This case adds to a growing phenomenon detected in other parts of the State, where organised networks attempt to exploit laws for the protection of victims of gender-based violence as a fraudulent means of obtaining legal and financial benefits.
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