The delegate of the Government of Spain in Andalusia, Pedro Fernández, has exalted the achievements of the professionals that make up the National Police during the commemoration of the 199th anniversary of the foundation of this institution that has been held today in Granada, where he has also highlighted that “Andalusia currently has the largest staff of agents of the Civil Guard and the National Police Corps of the last two hundred years, reaching its historic maximum with 28,875 civil guards and national police, 2,462 agents more than in 2018”. Fernández has described this increase as “remarkable” in the demarcation of the Superior Headquarters of Eastern Andalusia, “which adds 5,531 police officers, that is, 604 agents more than in 2018, which means an increase of 12.26%”.
During his speech at the event, in which he was accompanied by the Superior Chief of Police of Eastern Andalusia, José Miguel Amaya Tébar; the Subdelegate of the Government in Granada, Inmaculada López Calsalvo, and the Commissioner, Provincial Chief of Granada, Juan de Dios Piedra, the Government delegate also acknowledged that “another of the characteristics that define the current National Police is to have an increasingly equal workforce thanks to the access and promotion of women at all levels.” “The percentage of female presence is on the rise, but we must be aware that we must continue to make progress in initiatives that aim to achieve real equality both in terms of numbers and positions occupied in the areas of greater responsibility or representation,” she said.
He has recognized “his conviction of public servants as an example to many and a guarantee of security and justice for all”, with special emphasis on the more than 100 retired police “who have been recognized in this act and who are depositaries of trajectories loaded with experience and professionalism”.
He also congratulated Nieves Montero de Espinosa, director of the Institute of Legal Medicine of Granada, the Caja Rural Foundation and José Andrés Vidal López, secretary of Asociación Siglo XXI, “whom we recognize here today for embodying values of which we are all proud for their work for the benefit of society.”
Pera concludes Pedro Fernández wanted to have a moment to remember the deceased in an act of service “for their heroism and dedication to the ultimate consequences; people who arouse our admiration, respect and deepest gratitude.”