The Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC) has demanded this Thursday the resignation of the Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, and the general director of the Civil Guard, Mercedes González, after the publication of information that points to an alleged "instruction" for commanders of the Armed Institute not to attend the institutional act of the Day of the Community of Madrid held in 2025.
The organization bases its request on messages disseminated by the newspaper 'ABC', in which Major General Fernando Mora, head of the Madrid Zone, would have reported that he received the order not to attend the event from Lieutenant General Luis del Castillo, head of the Operations Command. According to the AUGC, Mora refused to comply with that instruction, considering that it meant being "politically instrumentalized." Subsequently, he would have been accused of "disloyalty," in addition to receiving alleged pressure to "go into reserve."
For the association, the facts reflect an unprecedented situation within the corps, as "never before had a major general formally denounced a lieutenant general." They also consider that this episode has deteriorated the credibility of the leadership of the Armed Institute.
The AUGC links this controversy with the appearance, which was scheduled for this Thursday, of Mercedes González and the operational deputy director, Manuel Llamas, both investigated for an alleged crime of obstruction of justice within the framework of the 'Leire Díez case.' In the association's opinion, this accumulation of circumstances leaves the current leadership "without moral authority to command," which is why it insists on demanding political accountability at the head of the Ministry of Interior.
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