Girona Court Admits Civil Case Against Undercover Police Officer

• A court in Girona has admitted a civil lawsuit filed by activist Òscar Campos against an undercover police officer.
• This marks a legal shift, as previous criminal attempts to prosecute undercover operations in social movements have faced judicial rejection.

The Case

• The defendant is an undercover officer from the 2019 police academy class, identified by the media outlet La Directa, who infiltrated independence, anti-racist, and housing rights movements.
• Campos claims the three-year infiltration, during which the officer maintained a romantic relationship with him, caused severe mental health damage.
• A psychiatric report by Dr. Pau Pérez Sales confirms that Campos is suffering from depressive disorder and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Campos is seeking 152,220.24 euros in moral damages.

Legal Context

• Previously, criminal complaints regarding these infiltration cases—accusing officers and their superiors of torture, moral integrity violations, and revealing secrets—were archived by investigative and provincial courts.
• In those prior rulings, the courts argued that the officers did not exceed their authority and that the relationships formed during infiltration were based on "consent."
• The current civil admission represents a crack in this previously impenetrable judicial wall, focusing on the fundamental right to privacy.