On February 17, the Executive of Pedro Sánchez accessed EH Bildu’s demands and facilitated the formation of Arnaldo Otegi A list of information about national police and civil guards. Specifically, through a parliamentary response, the government provided the number of agents that have been “denounced, sanctioned, charged and convicted in the last ten years.” And while Abertzale formation asked “to specify the police and unity, reason or crime, autonomous community, province and year”, the Ministry of Interior, whose head is Fernando Grande-Marlaska, just facilitated the data from which he claims to dispose and that are far from the requirements.
In a parliamentary response to the deputy of EH Bildu, Jon Iñarritu García, Interior clarified that “the basis of State Security Forces and Bodies They do not collect information from the agents that could be in prison“, Among other things,” because it is possible that the condemnation implies the separation of the service. “And they do not exist,” a unique database that collects the agents or exagents that are or have been denounced, sanctioned, accused and convicted. “Hence the data are not homogeneous and can be duplicated when proceeding from different sources. Finally, it also makes it clear that it also makes it clear that “It lacks data” of local and regional police.
Needless to say, this answer has not satisfied the desire to know about the Abertzales, which in a twist They question the work of the agents of the National Police and the Civil Guard. And they do it through a new parliamentary question, registered only three days after receiving the previous answer, and in which those of Sánchez to Inform the number of electrical devices or toilet guns with those who currently have both the National Police and the Civil Guard. He also insists on knowing what are the forecasts for future deliveries to both bodies.
EH Bildu’s true intentions
However, it is the last issue that most attracts attention, since it returns to focus on the action of the agents. “How many occasions have made use of táser guns The agents of the National Police and the Civil Guard?, as a question again the deputy Jon Iñarritu, and insists that it is specified by “year, month, province, police corps and reason.” And arriving at this point it is worth asking What are the true intentions of EH Bildu With these issues. To do this, we must go back to 2022, since it is not the first time that Sánchez’s partners affect this issue.
In December of the aforementioned year, the Abertzale formation registered the same question raised now in the lower house but with a difference of draft. On that occasion, those of EH Bildu wanted to know from official sources not only the number of times the national police and civil guards had used a táser gun, but also If “health services had to intervene to the people to whom the downloads were applied, In what cases and why reasons“
Insufficient number of táser piston
These questions arrive at a time when, precisely, agents denounce the lack of these devices. Currently The National Police has 1,600 electric immobilizersa ridiculous figure, according to the unions, if we take into account that there are 72,000 police officers in the body. From the General Directorate of the Police (DGP) They announced the purchase of another 3,500 toás guns, for 13.6 million euros, amount that remains insufficient and that will also be of immediate delivery. The purchase is in four years (2024-2028), so Agents will receive 700 every year. However, the Director General of the Police, Francisco Pardo, said in Congress that his goal by the end of 2028 is that all patrol cars have one of these guns.
However, the figures in the Civil Guard are even lower. Although at the end of last year the Ministry of Interior tendered a contract of 4.5 million euros forthe purchase of 800 táser guns, The figure is still insufficient. During 2024, 240 units had barely distributed, which means that the vast majority of agents still do not access these electric immobilizers.