The widow of one of the civil guards murdered in Barbate prevents Marlaska from decorating her husband at the funeral. The attitude that the agent's widow has staged is a reflection of the deep discomfort that exists in the Civil Guard with the management of the minister in Campo de Gibraltar.
The death of the two civil guards has aggravated the criticism of Grande-Marlaska for having dismantled in September 2022 the elite group of the Corps to fight against the families of traffickers in the Strait.