“In addition to the new Command, 35 of the 40 trainees remain on the island, and the catalogue will be expanded before the year-end,” states José Cabrera.
The Socialist Party (PSOE) of Fuerteventura is once again calling for moderation regarding security from political spokespeople. The data and actions of the Spanish Government corroborate a significant improvement in both human and material resources for the Civil Guard in Fuerteventura, beginning with the creation of a Commander position and the inclusion of almost 40 trainee officers on the island. The next qualitative leap, anticipated by the Ministry of the Interior before the end of the year, is the expansion of the Corps’ catalogue on the island.
José Cabrera, Secretary of Municipal Policy for the PSOE in Fuerteventura, reiterates that “the Socialist Party supports the work of the State Security Forces; a professional effort that generates security and a ‘perception of security’, a crucial aspect for the healthy development of economic activity on the island and family incomes.”
In this context, he denounces the “conscious political lowliness” practiced by some spokespeople, which adversely affects job creation and trust in the destination. “There is no room left to hide behind ignorance here, as these spokespeople knowingly create a misleading headline at the expense of the job security and business stability of many residents of Fuerteventura.”
Of the nearly 40 trainee officers who joined Fuerteventura before the summer, five have continued their training in other locations (specialised training in specific posts such as Borders or GRS), while the rest remain on duty on the island.
Fuerteventura now has a Commander position, which elevates the strategic importance of the island within the Ministry of the Interior. This path has already been traversed by Chiclana de La Frontera, Aranjuez, Cartagena, Burriana, La Coruña, El Ejido, Calviá, and Playa de Las Américas in Tenerife. The next step involves expanding the Civil Guard’s catalogue and creating specialised units, as has also occurred in those other locations that were granted a Commander position.
The Civil Guard covers citizen security across 65 per cent of the island’s geography and serves 82.54 per cent of the registered population, as well as almost all of the hotel establishments. Consequently, the Socialist Party of Fuerteventura insists that the roadmap for citizen security should be managed with “discretion and institutional loyalty,” as has been done thus far, rather than generating murky debates that cause unease among the population and the island’s economic sectors. “In matters of citizen security, perception is as important as reality,” reminds José Cabrera.
