The Civil Guard is one of the most respected institutions in Spain, a nation it has served in an admirable way.<\/p>\n
This Thursday, Judge Santiago Pedraz<\/strong>, head of the Instruction Section of the Central Court of First Instance Plaza number 5 of the National Court, charged the director of the Civil Guard, the socialist Mercedes Gonz\u00e1lez Fern\u00e1ndez, and her deputy operational director (DAO)<\/a>, Lieutenant General Manuel Llamas Fern\u00e1ndez, with crimes of prevarication, membership or cooperation with a criminal organization, obstruction of justice, professional disloyalty and disclosure of secrets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n These legal charges are part of the proceedings against the socialist network that sought to \"neutralize\" legal cases \"for the benefit of the PSOE and the inner circle of the president,\"<\/a> Pedro S\u00e1nchez Castej\u00f3n, whose wife and brother are currently facing charges for various crimes. These events are extremely serious, and the court decision announced yesterday should have resulted in the immediate suspension of those charged<\/strong>, to avoid tarnishing the good name of an institution highly respected by the Spanish people.<\/p>\n However, applying the same method as to all other socialist corruption scandals, S\u00e1nchez and his Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, have decided to keep the accused in their positions<\/strong>, which will lead to a purely grotesque situation within the armed institute: the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard will have to investigate its two highest-ranking officers while still under their command<\/strong>, with the logical risk of further interference from the accused in the investigations carried out by their subordinates.<\/p>\n
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