Moment riot police officer shoves protester to the ground from behind as she walks along street

Footage of a riot police officer pushing a protester to the ground while walking on the street sparked outrage in Spain.

Authorities in Valencia are investigating the incident after the 68-year-old former teacher suffered a broken nose and a cut on his chin after being pushed.

Footage of the demonstration showed the unnamed woman protesting peacefully alongside hundreds of teachers gathered in front of the Valencian Ministry of Education on Sunday.

They were demanding better working conditions as part of the indefinite strike that started on May 11.

But as he made his way down the busy street in a green T-shirt, a riot police officer in a helmet and black uniform was seen advancing towards him using force, seemingly without any provocation.

Valencian government delegate Pilar Bernabe, who also serves as equality secretary of the left-wing PSOE, condemned the incident as “unacceptable”.

“We will conduct a thorough investigation into what happened and determine where responsibility lies,” he said.

‘Protecting the right to protest safely must come first.

Footage of the demonstration showed the unnamed woman protesting peacefully alongside hundreds of teachers gathered in front of the Valencian Ministry of Education on Sunday.

Authorities in Valencia are investigating an incident in which the 68-year-old former teacher suffered a broken nose and a cut jaw after being pushed.

According to local news, the retired teacher filed a lawsuit against the officer over the incident

‘This is a completely incomprehensible incident that casts a shadow over the demonstrations that the police have been carrying out in coordination with the organizing unions for the last three weeks.’

According to local news, the retired teacher filed a lawsuit against the officer over the incident.

It is understood he was treated for his injuries at a local health center on Sunday and later discharged.

Tensions at the demonstrations escalated when police took action against a group of protesters who threatened to temporarily close Avenida Pio XII, one of the city’s main streets.

Later in the evening, anger flared once again as officers dragged protesters trying to stage a sit-in from the Ministry’s front steps.

Thousands of teachers took to the streets in Spain’s Valencia region as a strike wave that unions say is the biggest protest in the education sector since the 1980s continues to disrupt schools.

Demonstrations were held in cities such as Alicante, Castellon, Elche and Valencia; Large crowds rallied against what teachers described as deteriorating working conditions and years of underinvestment in education.

Industrial action has already had a major impact on classes. Unions claimed that up to 90 percent of public school classrooms were affected by last month’s strike, while the regional Education Ministry said turnout was 47 percent.

Union leaders are calling for a range of reforms, including reducing administrative workloads, reducing class sizes and increasing support for students with additional educational needs.

Teachers argue that overcrowded classrooms have become the norm, with more than 30 students often crowded into a single classroom.

There was also a fierce debate about wages. Education authorities have proposed a phased pay increase that would see teachers better off by around 75 euros a month over three years.

But unions rejected the offer outright, insisting that it did little to offset, in real terms, what they said was two decades of falling wages and the steady erosion of teachers’ spending power.