The Civil Guard accuses the two activists from Santa Maria of belonging to a criminal group

PalmaThe Civil Guard attributes to the two young women arrested for the graffiti on five real estate agencies in Santa Maria three alleged crimes: continuous damage, damage against historical heritage, and belonging to a criminal group. This is stated in the police report, of more than 116 pages, to which ARA Balears has had access and which was sent to the court before the two young women were released on provisional liberty.

The document reconstructs the investigation initiated after the complaints filed by the owners of the affected establishments, but also dedicates an important part to establishing links between the investigated facts and the movement against the gentrification, especially with the platform Menys Turisme, Més Vida and the independentist collective Arran Mallorca.

According to the Civil Guard, the authors of the graffiti acted "in a coordinated and premeditated manner" and followed a pattern that it considers to coincide "in all aspects" with the direct action manual disseminated by Menys Turisme, Més Vida. The investigators highlight that the objectives indicated in the document, the measures to avoid being identified—such as covering their faces and tattoos—and the proposed actions coincide with those carried out on the night of the events, even though the manual was published later.

A banner from Sos Residents as incriminating evidence

Among the most singular aspects of the report is the incorporation of elements of an ideological nature as evidence within the investigation. One of the examples refers to one of the detainees, who the agents identified after locating a van belonging to her and following it to her home.

The report highlights that there was a banner on the facade of the house with the slogan 'SOS Residents. STOP Overturisme' and states textually: ""It is tremendously striking that this person has a banner in her home with the slogan 'SOS Residents. STOP Overturisme', thus confirming, without any doubt, the criminal activity of this person".

From this first identification, the investigators traced the young woman's social networks until they located a second woman, who appeared with her in several photographs. Subsequently, surveillance was carried out on her in both Santa Maria and Palma, to confirm that it was the same person recorded by the security cameras.

Surveillance, tracing, and mobile phone interception

The report also describes various surveillance tasks on one of the investigated individuals. According to documentation consulted by this newspaper, agents followed her for several days, even on the train, photographing her repeatedly to confirm her identity.

The investigation also includes a detailed tracking of the relationships between the two detainees, their social media activity, and their possible connections with profiles linked to Menys Turisme, Més Vida, and Arran Mallorca.

Another notable diligence is the interception of the mobile phones of the two young women once they were in police premises. The report records this action, but does not specify whether the devices were only intercepted or if their content was also examined, an action that, in the latter case, would require judicial authorization.

A third investigated person and the criminal group theory

The Civil Guard maintains that the acts were allegedly committed by at least three people. In addition to the two young women arrested, it identifies a third suspect who is currently abroad and who, according to investigators, has an affinity with "Less Tourism, More Life" and with the two arrestees. Among the evidence presented is the presence around the affected real estate agencies of a vehicle owned by the mother of this young man.

The report also dedicates several pages to describing the functioning of the groups that have emerged around the protest against mass tourism. In this section, investigators define Arran Mallorca and "Less Tourism, More Life" as the most active organizations in this area and present them as organized structures with coordination, communication, and legal support teams. The two young women exercised their right not to testify before the Civil Guard. After being brought before the court, the judge ordered their provisional release while the investigation remains open.