If there is something that a Minister of the Interior cannot allow, it is to lose the confidence of the State Security Forces and Bodies. In this sense, Fernando Grande-Marlaska's trajectory is revealing itself as a deep disappointment, especially with regard to Catalonia. This newspaper already informed of the anger that the Minister of the Interior mounted to the dome of the Civil Guard for not informing him as he believed that he should be informed of the operation against the members of the radical groups that were manufacturing explosives. A magistrate of the National Court, no matter how much he enters politics assumes partisan obedience, should not forget the democratic principle of separation of powers. The action of Judge García Castellón against the so-called Defense Committees of the Republic (CDR) did not require the approval of a minister to be carried out: the Armed Institute limited itself to fulfilling its duty with exemplary professionalism.

The serious thing is that Marlaska is a repeat offender. As we publish today, the Interior dome has considered the words of General Pedro Garrido in Sant Andreu de la Barca "inopportune and unfit." The head of the Civil Guard in Catalonia delivered an impeccable speech in defense of the constitutional order. In addition to applauding the latest action of the Armed Institute against the CDR, he censored the lie of the smile revolution, which masks "hatred and meanness capable of generating destruction and suffering." And he reaffirmed his firm commitment to work for the freedom and security of all citizens.

It is already pathetic that such words put into reason generate discomfort among the Mossos, who decided to abandon the act in protest. Such an attitude, together with the resignation a few days ago of the head of the regional police for disagreements with Quim Torra and his announced contempt, does not predict anything good with a view to the political will and operational capacity necessary to quell the reaction that separatism will presumably display after the sentence of 1-O. But let the Interior Minister himself - whose leader is immersed in a campaign that is promoted under the slogan of "Now, Spain" - who is scandalized by the Civil Guard's inescapable commitment to his mission is embarrassing for the agents themselves , which in Catalonia live under social and political pressure that seeks their expulsion from the autonomous community.

Public order servers who are exposed for the safety of all Spaniards do not deserve to be sent by someone who is ashamed of their firmness. Commitment to the law is never inconvenient; if it becomes more pertinent when the threat of disorder approaches. Unless Marlaska cares more about political expediency and electoral calculation.

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