Spanish 'Robin Hood' an anti-austerity hero
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="staging">staging</span> <span word="robberies">robberies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="embarrass">embarrass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energize">energize</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="campaigners">campaigners</span>.</p><p><span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="Manuel">Manuel</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="Gordillo">Gordillo</span>, <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marinaleda">Marinaleda</span>, <span word="population">population</span> 2,645, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Andalusia">Andalusia</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="raids">raids</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="unionists">unionists</span>, <span word="cheered">cheered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>, <span word="piled">piled</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="carts">carts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="Gordillo">Gordillo</span>, 59, <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Andalusia">Andalusia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renounce">renounce</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="disgrace">disgrace</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atocha">Atocha</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>.</p><p><span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="Gordillo">Gordillo</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> - <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2007, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="evicted">evicted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="flout">flout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="Hood">Hood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sheriff">Sheriff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nottingham">Nottingham</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Alfonso">Alfonso</span> <span word="Alonso">Alonso</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>."</p>
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