The victim's lawyer doesn't rule out more involvement in the alleged sexual assault against the former deputy operational director of the National Police
According to the defence, the investigation will have to determine whether there were more involved, especially with regard to alleged subsequent pressures to prevent the officer from filing a complaint against the Spanish National Police.
Jose Angel Gonzalez. Photo: Europa Press.
The resignation of the former deputy operational director of the Spanish National Police (DAO), José Ángel González, has placed the Ministry of the Interior at the centre of the political and judicial controversy after being investigated for an alleged sexual assault on a subordinate. The case has also reached Congress, where the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has undertaken to resign if the victim says he has not felt protected.
According to the plaintiff's lawyer, Jorge Piedrafita, the minister was not aware of the complaint until Tuesday. The complaint was filed in the courts on9 January "with the utmost discretion" and, according to the defence, since then "has continued its course" until it has reached the judge of violence against women. Yesterday, when the proceedings were admitted, the victim had a first contact with the Ministry through the Deputy Director-General of Personnel, Gemma Barroso, who, according to his lawyer,"treated him very carefully".
In addition to the alleged crime attributed to Gonzalez, the complaint refers to the possible involvement of another police officer, in particular Commissioner Oscar San Juan, who allegedly participated in subsequent pressure to prevent the officer from reporting the facts. According tocounsel, efforts were made to deter the victim after the incident, including the offer of destinations within the body.
In this regard, counsel has stated that, "unfortunately", "rumours" are coming to them that"it may not be an isolated event" and that "there may be more cases of women who have gone through the same situation", and has therefore urged them to be "courageous", despite the "very harsh" process, because "these things must be known and by no means admitted into a police force".
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