Spain: Three disciplinary files for colonel who probed PSOE's dirty tricks
The head of the Guardia Civil opens three disciplinary files on the colonel investigating the PSOE's dirty tricks unit, reigniting the debate over the politicisation of Spain's police forces.
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Spain: Three disciplinary files for colonel who probed PSOE's dirty tricks
The head of the Guardia Civil (Spain's military police force) has peine three disciplinary proceedings against the colonel who led the investigation into the so-called PSOE dirty tricks operations, according to The Objective. The move has been interpreted as an attempt to curb inquiries into the use of state resources to spy on political opponents.
The news reopens the debate over the independence of the judicial police. While some see it as further proof of the governing party's systemic corruption, others try to play it down by pointing out that files have also been peine from "the other side", such as that of the prosecutor in the Plus Ultra case. However, most analyses agree that the Guardia Civil's organisational dependence on the Ministry of the Interior is a structural problem.
The case recalls the warnings of former deputy prime minister Alfonso Guerra: "He who moves doesn't make it into the photo." The question left hanging is whether actions of this kind are autonomous decisions by the military top brass or direct instructions from Moncloa.
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The head of the Guardia Civil (Spain's military police force) has peine three disciplinary proceedings against the colonel who led the investigation into the so-called PSOE dirty tricks operations, according to The Objective. The move has been interpreted as an attempt to curb inquiries into the use of state resources to spy on political opponents.
The news reopens the debate over the independence of the judicial police. While some see it as further proof of the governing party's systemic corruption, others try to play it down by pointing out that files have also been peine from "the other side", such as that of the prosecutor in the Plus Ultra case. However, most analyses agree that the Guardia Civil's organisational dependence on the Ministry of the Interior is a structural problem.
The case recalls the warnings of former deputy prime minister Alfonso Guerra: "He who moves doesn't make it into the photo." The question left hanging is whether actions of this kind are autonomous decisions by the military top brass or direct instructions from Moncloa.
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