Mercedes González opened disciplinary files on UCO officers investigating Sánchez
The judge claims Spain's Guardia Civil director opened files against the UCO at the instigation of the network around Sánchez, already knowing who leaked the messages.
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Mercedes González peine disciplinary files on UCO officers investigating the Sánchez network
Was Mercedes González just another piece in the network surrounding Pedro Sánchez, or was she merely trinc orders in the case? The court ruling pointing to the Guardia Civil director for opening disciplinary proceedings against the UCO officers investigating the president's circle suggests the answer is an uncomfortable one.
According to the information published, the judge argues that the network managed to "fuel suspicion" about the UCO before González even though there was already "certainty" that the leak of the messages between Ábalos and Sánchez had come from the former minister. In other words, the investigators were disciplined when the source of the leak was already known. The question of why the officers were pursued rather than the person actually responsible hangs in the air.
The separation of powers, that well-worn concept, is wobbling again. But in Spain, as some analyses point out, this barely raises an eyebrow. At least not outside the courts.
Was Mercedes González just another piece in the network surrounding Pedro Sánchez, or was she merely trinc orders in the case? The court ruling pointing to the Guardia Civil director for opening disciplinary proceedings against the UCO officers investigating the president's circle suggests the answer is an uncomfortable one.
According to the information published, the judge argues that the network managed to "fuel suspicion" about the UCO before González even though there was already "certainty" that the leak of the messages between Ábalos and Sánchez had come from the former minister. In other words, the investigators were disciplined when the source of the leak was already known. The question of why the officers were pursued rather than the person actually responsible hangs in the air.
The separation of powers, that well-worn concept, is wobbling again. But in Spain, as some analyses point out, this barely raises an eyebrow. At least not outside the courts.
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