Undoubtedly the word of the week has been mango, whether referring to the clothing store you can find on any central street identical in any major capital of the world, or as the first person singular present tense of the verb mangar.
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It has been very curious to see how the press talked about the alleged parricide within the Andic family, owners of Mango, while highlighting that the tragic event had not affected the company’s financial results, which last year again had spectacular profits. Considering the commercial reflexes of the brand’s managers, I did not rule out that this week they might have put on sale a t-shirt with the saying “Raise ravens. By Mango.”
What could have happened to us for a good part of this country to question certain judicial actions?
It seems that one of the pieces of evidence that could incriminate Andic’s son in his father’s death is the too obvious footprint he left on the ground before falling off the cliff. According to the Mossos, to leave that footprint, it was necessary to make it “at least four times in both directions (forward and backward).” They point out that the action must be done “deliberately, applying pressure on the ground,” and that “this mark cannot be made accidentally.” The police description reminded me of when we played football in the vacant lot and marked the penalty spot on the ground. What happened with Andic’s son also has something of a maximum penalty.
The accident of the creator of Mango was incomprehensible to the investigators. Just as for many people on the Spanish left, the indictment of Zapatero is incomprehensible. Call it indictment, call it conviction, if we stick to the headlines of some national newspapers: “International commission agent Zapatero caught” (El Mundo ). “Zapatero led a criminal plot” (Abc ). Judge Calama’s order is very harsh. In many passages, it seems more like a sentence than an order. But all the experts who have appeared on television these days have made it clear to us that Calama is a serious judge. Not just any Judge Peinado.
Wow, now Peinado is no longer serious, although he might just take forward Pedro Sánchez’s wife. As well as Sánchez’s brother. It would be hard to find among the presidents since the restoration of democracy a justice as relentless with their family as the current president has found. Isn’t measuring the honorability of prime ministers with a different yardstick considered dirty play? And, hey, whoever does it should pay for it, but everyone should be measured by the same yardstick.
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I am crazy eager to trust justice. What could have happened to us for a good part of this country to question certain judicial actions? Could it have been the sentence that was incomprehensible to many from the Attorney General of the State? Could it have been the non-acceptance of some audios that incriminated M.Rajoy in the Kitchen plot trial? Could it have been the non-investigation of other former prime ministers who have also used their influence since leaving office? Could it have been that the opposition leader anticipated Zapatero’s indictment a week before it happened in a rally in broad daylight?
Could it have been that a chief of staff of an autonomous community president dedicates himself to predicting judicial moves, shouting forward, with a precision and arrogance unworthy of a public official who should be an example of respect for the separation of powers? Is that the justice we have to believe in?
Hopefully the investigation will clarify the footprint Zapatero left before falling off the cliff. At least his conviction will have meaning. Beyond the fact that the former president, and the current Government, have already been sentenced.
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