The Spanish Association of Civil Guards (AEGC), which encompasses all ranks and positions within the Civil Guard, has been denouncing "the impunity that some criminals believe they enjoy" and how this sense of impunity is generating "the increase in assaults" against officers.
In a press release issued on Wednesday morning, they reported that a colleague stationed in Fuerteventura suffered an attack after two Molotov cocktails with flammable liquid were thrown at his private vehicle. In total, the association estimates the vandalism damage to the vehicle at 700 euros.
According to the AEGC, this is the second time this officer has suffered an act of vandalism, as two years ago all four tires of his car were punctured. The association has denounced "the premeditation of the case and the intention to cause serious damage" and celebrated that, at least, it remained a material damage.
The AEGC has stated that "acts like these" justify their demand to the Spanish Government to be considered a "high-risk profession."
"We do not understand the attitude of the Ministry of the Interior in refusing this change that we so justifiably demand," while they have indicated that being considered an authority "would imply greater sentences for these aggressions," he stressed.
The Spanish Association of Civil Guards has consistently demanded these changes and has stated that they know that they "would protect civil guards more and better," and highlighted that it has placed its legal service at the agent's disposal so that they can defend their interests and achieve the maximum possible sentence for the perpetrator or perpetrators.
