Elche protesters avoid prison
05/05/2011
The incident involved local people who worked in footwear manufacture. When Chinese companies opened wholesale operations on a local industrial estate to sell cheaper Chinese-made shoes to Spanish retailers, the protesters believed it represented a clear case of anti-competitive trade and took matters into their own hands.
Twenty-eight people were investigated for their involvement and public prosecutors called for prison sentences for them if found guilty. However, a judge said at a final court hearing on May 3 that it would be enough for one Chinese-owned company, Daermei Shoes Trading, to receive compensation of more than EUR 25,000 from the accused. Daermei said it had lost 50,000 pairs of shoes in the fire.
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