Marlaska and his new number two ignore the attacks on the UCO in its first joint act | Spain

Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, and the new Secretary of State for Security, Aina Calvo, ignored Thursday The attacks on the Civil Guard and the Central Operating Unit (UCO) In its interventions during the inauguration of the latter, the first joint public act of both and in which the interior dome and the president of the congress, Francina Armengol. Calvo has stood out in his speech that, during his stage as a Government delegate in the Balearic Islands, he had the support of “loyal, involved and responsible security forces”. Marlaska has repeatedly reiterated in value of his team, which he has described as “firm and sufficiently structured”, and has lamented that the work of police bodies is not “sometimes recognized enough”.

Calvo assumes responsibility as a new number two of the interior in full controversy due to the dissemination of the audio in which The ex -militant of the PSOE Leire Díez Allegedly tries to get compromising information against a high command of the UCO, Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Balas, responsible for four investigations on alleged cases of corruption that dot the socialists and the government. Since the recordings were known, the professional associations of civil guards have several times the minister and the general director of the Armed Institute, Mercedes González, a clear pronouncement in this regard. The last time this Tuesday, when they launched a statement in which they urged both of « to protect » the independence of the agents of this unit « at all costs. »

González had last week A private encounter in his office with UCO managersincluding Lieutenant Colonel Balas, to show them his support. Grande-Marlaska spoke several times on what happened. One of them, In the press conference after the Council of Ministers last weekwhen he said he has « the maximum consideration » towards unity and « his professionalism » and stressed that he always acted « under the guidelines of the judicial and prosecutor. » Gestures and insufficient words for the representatives of the agents, who expected that this Thursday there would be a more resounding pronouncement. It has not occurred.

In his speech, Grande-Marlaska has stressed that his ministry is a complex department and more in the current situation, of which he has said that “it is not the best moment, unfortunately, in the understanding of politics as a meeting” in implicit reference to the current confrontation with the opposition with reproaches crossed by the known audios of Leire Díez and the investigations on corruption. Grande-Marlaska has praised both the previous Secretary of the State, Rafael Pérez, who leaves the position at his own request, as to his successor and new number two. « I do not want to become something that I do not want, in the urban furniture of the Ministry, but with this team that is impossible because we have and continue to have real political initiatives, » he said after remembering that this Saturday he will turn seven years in front of the Interior, which reaffirms him as the longest in the post of democracy.

For his part, Calvo – who has started his speech with a memory for Police sub -inspector Antonio Ramos, killed this Thursday during the persecution of thieves in Malaga– He has stressed the importance of security as an element that « aim the rights and freedoms of all, also of the most vulnerable people. » In this sense, the new Secretary of State for Security has made an explicit allusion to the measures to combat violence against women, online with their previous position as Secretary of State for Equality and against Gender Violence and with the Big Bate of Grande-Marlaska for the Viogén system initiated years ago to reduce sexist aggressions.

The new number two of the interior – which has been accompanied in the act, in addition to the interior dome, by the police officers that coincided with it in the Balearic Islands when she was delegated from the Government in this community – has assured that the proposal to occupy the position took him by surprise and has indicated that she is aware that in her new responsibility you cannot expect « neither looks nor awards » because the tasks to which he faces are “delicate subtle « being related to » security as a public service.  » In this sense, Calvo has stressed both his previous position as a Government delegate and mayor of Palma to ensure that he knows what it consists of work of the security forces.