Politics · Spain · 4 hrs ago
Former police chief retains state lawyer in separate complaint case
José Ángel González still has a state lawyer in a case brought by senior police commissioner Tomás González de la Oliva, even though González has left his post as Spain’s deputy police chief.
The complaint concerns the alleged deletion of a report that could have helped González de la Oliva regain his professional rank.
He says he was removed from a police unit after backing officers’ response to unrest in Barcelona following the 2019 Catalonia independence verdict.
An internal police report says someone may have accessed the police computer system to erase the document.
A judge is investigating possible offences, including abuse of authority and mishandling public documents.
González lost state legal representation in a separate case in which he is accused of sexually assaulting a colleague; that allegation led him to resign.
Spain’s Interior Ministry declined to comment, and no next step in the case is specified.
Former Spanish National Police deputy chief José Ángel González continues to have state legal representation in a separate complaint filed by a senior police commissioner.
The complaint, brought by Tomás González de la Oliva, concerns the disappearance of a report that could have helped restore his professional rank.
An internal affairs report says police headquarters may have accessed its computer system to delete the document.
A judge is investigating possible offenses including abuse of authority and improper handling of public documents.
González’s state representation was withdrawn in a separate case in which he is accused of sexually assaulting a colleague.
- Who
- Former deputy chief José Ángel González retains state legal representation in a complaint filed by senior commissioner Tomás González de la Oliva.
- What
- The complaint concerns the disappearance of a report that could have supported the commissioner’s return to his professional rank.
- When
- The article was published on October 23, 2026. The complaint’s filing date is not stated.
- Where
- Spain, involving the National Police and the Ministry of the Interior.
- Why
- González de la Oliva says the report disappeared after he was removed from a police leadership post for supporting officers’ actions in Barcelona.
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González de la Oliva defended officers deployed in Barcelona after unrest following the procés ruling.
New National Police deputy chief José Luis Santafé took office and pledged to investigate abuses and irregularities.
El Mundo reported that González continued to receive state legal representation in the separate complaint.
- Former deputy chief
- José Ángel González
- Complainant
- Tomás González de la Oliva
- Separate complaint
- Disappearance of a report supporting restoration of the commissioner’s professional rank
- Internal affairs report
- Says police headquarters may have accessed its computer system to delete the report
- Possible offenses under investigation
- Abuse of authority, harassment and improper handling of public documents
- State representation withdrawn
- González’s separate case over an alleged sexual assault of a colleague
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