Alberto Núñez Feijóo commits to recognising Police and Civil Guard as a high-risk profession and to toughening penalties against violent individuals. He announces this at a meeting with police unions and associations in Girona.
The leader of the PP and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, promised in Girona that, if he reaches Moncloa, Police and Civil Guard will receive recognition as a high-risk profession. According to Europa Press, this commitment was made before unions and associations of the Security Forces, to whom he also promised harsher penalties for violent offenders.
This promise comes a day after disturbances were reported in various parts of Spain during the general strike. There were damages, burning of containers and affected businesses, with a significant portion of the unrest occurring in Catalonia. In Barcelona, arrests related to these events have already exceeded fifty.
Attending the meeting were the Deputy Secretary for Institutional Regeneration, Cuca Gamarra, and the number one candidate for the PP in Congress for Girona, Diana Moya. Feijóo defended his commitment to law and public safety, stating that the State must regain full presence throughout Spain.
“The street does not belong to the violent or those who encourage or condone violence, but to all Spaniards.”
According to a party statement, Feijóo believes that Spain owes a debt to the agents. To settle this, he proposes explicit recognition as a high-risk profession, the completion of the salary equalisation agreement, updating allowances, and real legal protection.
His security plan is structured in five areas and proposes tightening the Criminal Code against violent disorders. It also reinstates the aggravating factor for acting with a concealed face and multiplies fines for vandalising public spaces by five, which could reach up to €3,000.
The plan also includes punishing gangs that use minors to commit crimes and strengthening the fight against repeat offenders and squatting. Regarding personnel, Feijóo committed to increasing the staff of the National Police, Civil Guard, and Mossos d'Esquadra, and to reversing the withdrawal of the Special Underwater Activities Group from l'Estartit.
Feijóo began the meeting by expressing his condolences for the agent who died in Oviedo and wishing a speedy recovery to the police officer who was seriously injured. That same afternoon, he is scheduled to participate in the campaign launch event in Badalona, alongside the mayor, Xavier García Albiol, and the president of the PPC, Alejandro Fernández.
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