Several unions of the National Police have called for the resignation of Interior Minister Fernando Grande Marlasca and an end to the “systematic abandonment” of what they perceive to be a dangerous profession, following the recent shooting incident in an anti-drug operation on Isla Mayor (Seville). … Agent wounded by gunfire in Casar de Escalona (Toledo) with the deceaseddisappointed By Special Operations Group.
Jupol called for an emergency convening of an extraordinary meeting of the Police Council, a body for dialogue with the regime, and said:hard-line measures “In the face of an intolerable escalation of aggression.”
“These facts show that national policing is a dangerous profession, so we need the government to take them on once and for all and provide a national police force.” Institutional and legal support “We have taken firm, pragmatic and effective action against the national military and security services,” he added.
Report after visiting members of parliament
The CEP union is among the unions that have called for Marlaska’s resignation in recent hours following the shootings in Isla and Toledo, the police organization said, recalling a recent report following a visit by members of Congress. “Condemn the lack of institutional protection».
“Under Mr. Marlaska’s directive, the number of attacks on police officers in democracies is at an all-time high, and the Brussels report confirms the urgency of measures that recognize the police profession as high-risk and classify assault, intimidation and resistance as euro crimes,” the CEP said in a statement.
For CEP, this situation is unsustainable. “Mr. Marlaska has lost all legitimacy; must leave work immediately May the Home Office regain trust and ensure the safety of those who protect our people.
More than a dozen labor unions protest
In this regard, the platform uniting more than a dozen police unions and private security unions has called for new protests in Seville this Thursday, professional recognition They relate risk to the possibility of a “retirement with dignity.”
This platform, promoted by trade unions such as SUP and AUGC, singled out Seville to express support for police colleagues who were seriously injured on Isla Mayor in anti-drug trafficking operations and to denounce the erosion of the principle of authority.