The non-aggression pact that ERC and the PSOE signed during the months of negotiation of the reform of the Criminal Code, the general budgets and those of the Generalitat remain fallow. The Government and Moncloa are now freely maintaining their differences and old accounts to be resolved are surfacing. One of them, the espionage with Pegasus that broke out in April of last year. Last week the UN urged Spain to carry out a "complete, fair and effective" investigation. A position that the president has taken advantage of to demand that the Government assume responsibilities for the second case of infiltration by a police officer in anti-system and independence movements.
To this offensive by the Republicans is added that they have joined the disapproval led by the PP of the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska. There are no strings attached to the confrontation.
Be that as it may, for Aragonès, Moncloa is belittling "this persecution of dissidents and this espionage" by suggesting that "it is normal." "When Minister Marlaska justifies espionage, he tells us that it is normal for those of us who think differently, for social movements to be victims of these infiltrations," said the head of the Government regarding the case of the infiltrated policeman uncovered by information from The Direct. An agent against whom five women filed complaints for having sexual-affective relationships with them, interpreting that he tried to steal information from them.
The president was supported by the leader of the parliamentary group in Parliament, Josep Maria Jové, and that of Congress, Gabriel Rufián. Jové also asked for responsibilities. "It is not worth ordering reports and dismissing a charge, because here we are not talking about trains that do not go through tunnels, but about the violation of human rights," stressed the Republican before reiterating that "it is necessary to assume political responsibilities from a once for all”.
Rufián also tried to clarify the matter with Pedro Sánchez in Madrid. Unsuccessfully. He asked what crimes the alleged infiltrated agent was investigating "in casals, esplais and in neighborhood movements of Barcelona." The head of government avoided the debate: "It seems important to me to take up your question to say the following: we have the commitment to reform the gag law, to eliminate the most harmful aspects of the law."
In criticizing the Government, ERC and Aragonès were not left alone. The PNV, through its spokesman, Aitor Esteban, accused Sánchez of postponing the reform of the Official Secrets Law and of not having yet reformed the organic law of judicial control of the National Intelligence Center (CNI) after the Pegasus case. A reform that the Prime Minister announced on May 26.
Marlaska has not confirmed the infiltration and on Tuesday in the Senate he limited himself to pointing out that "ideologies are not persecuted, but facts." In any case, he justified the infiltrations to "prevent crimes" and capture "the necessary information. Yesterday, he assured that the denounced policeman, if necessary, will have legal assistance from the State.
