Leonardo Marcosformer director of the Civil Guardhas denied in a “radical and emphatic” way having informed Koldo Garcíathe main investigator in the case related to the collection of commissions for the purchase of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. covid-19about the alleged investigation that the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard would be carrying out against him.
Marcos appeared this Monday by videoconference before the Senate Investigative Committee. It is worth remembering that, after leaving office on September 17 of this year, he was appointed Information Counselor at the Spanish Embassy in USA.
“In my 44 years of public service, I have always told the truth,” insisted Marcos, who He has claimed not to know Garcíaensuring that he has never seen him or had meetings or conversations with him through WhatsApp, Telegram or emails. Furthermore, he has indicated that, in his capacity as director of the Civil Guard, he had no obligation to be aware of the investigations.
A UCO report indicates that García even stated that it was Marcos who alerted him to his investigation. However, the explanatory document that during the investigation of the case no clues have been found backup.
Marcos has admitted that he has not read the UCO report, since he has the habit of not reviewing “what does not correspond to him.” However, he has claimed to have seen what was published in the press. According to him, in this way “they can easily conclude that this (the tip-off) is false“.
Marcos denies knowing Villalba
The former director has stated that among the responsibilities of the head of the Civil Guard is not knowing the “details” of the numerous ongoing investigations. In this sense, he has denied having knowledge that in the Koldo case the commander was being investigated Ruben Villalbawho was summoned this afternoon in the Commission, and the second lieutenant José Luis Rodríguez.
Marcos assures that he became aware of the situation when the unit to which Villalba was assigned notified the management.
Marcos has assured that he became aware of the situation when the unit to which Villalba was assigned, the Information Unit, informed the management, which led to the opening of a file. Furthermore, he has denied knowing Villalba and has indicated that he only became aware of his existence when he suspended him from duties upon learning that he could be involved in irregularities.
Likewise, he has stated that he had no participation in Villalba’s transfer to a position in the embassy of Venezuelaclarifying that the commander came to that position after a selection process that concluded with the final decision of the Secretary of State for Security.
During an intense interrogation by the senator of the PP, Ana Beltranthe former director general has acknowledged that an internal investigation was not initiated into those two agents, since they were being investigated by the Judicial Police unit.
In relation to the complaints filed against him by the associations Jucil and AUGCMarcos has not ruled out that some of them could be motivated by “revenge” due to files opened due to his lack of political neutrality. In any case, he has assured that “everyone is responsible for their actions and knows where he should be at all times”, before pointing out that it is up to the Justice Department to decide on the complaints against him.
Termination at his own request
Marcos has defended himself against the statements of the PP senator, who stated that he was dismissed after learning of his appearance in the UCO report. In response, the former director has maintained that his dismissal was his own request.
According to the former director, during the months in which he was in charge of the armed institute, he met the established objectives, which included providing stability to the force and addressing its problems in terms of human resources and budget management.
Marcos requested his dismissal because it seemed that almost five years of front-line work in public security policies – including his work as director general of Civil Protection – “were enough to reintegrate me into my previous professional life.”
He has assured that at no time has he considered, as some senators have stated, that his position in the Embassy in the United States was a reward for the alleged “tip”. He has justified his appointment by the years he has already assumed that position and his career in public administration.
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