In a turbulent international context, dominated by armed conflicts and the rise of the far right, the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, positioned Spain this Tuesday as a hub of security and commitment to peace and a multilateralism based on solid rules, thanks to the political stance of the Government to which she belongs. Robles claimed this Spanish position, opposed to the two fundamental wars currently affecting Europe and therefore Spain, those of Ukraine and Iran, for being contrary to international legal order. “Spain says no to illegal offensive wars that do not have international backing.”

Chief inspector with professional ID 81.067 is not just another police officer among the line of uniformed officers who have testified—or will testify—as witnesses in the National Court room where the Kitchen Operation trial is taking place. So far, some—assuming their testimony will be brief—have answered questions standing about their knowledge of the parapolice device used to monitor the former treasurer of the Popular Party, Luis Bárcenas. Others have preferred to sit down and get comfortable, uncertain about how long the interrogation will last. Agent 81.067 went further: he used a side table to carefully arrange stacks of reports and a laptop on which he could consult data down to the last detail. All this under the incredulous gaze of the court, which had to remind him that the oral hearing “favors spontaneity,” “what memory allows to recall.” The meticulous police officer is Manuel Morocho, the lead investigator of the Gürtel case, who struck at the defenses’ weak point by confirming that there was a parallel investigation into Bárcenas without judicial permission.