New Chief of Police and the Guardia Civil in Spain is named

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New Chief of Police and the Guardia Civil in Spain is named
By h.b. - Apr 19, 2008 - 10:01 AM
ALSO SEE : • Spain increases security in summer tourist areas - Jun 24, 2008 - 8:09 PM
• Allegations made against the Local Police in La Linea - May 17, 2008 - 12:47 PM

Francisco Javier Velázquez López - Archive Photo EFE
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Francisco Javier Velázquez comes from being the Director of Civil Protection.
The Spanish Government has named Francisco Javier Velázquez, as the new Director General of the National Police and Guardia Civil. He comes from the being Director of Civil Protection and Emergencies and replaces Joan Mesquida in the post.

Velázquez was born in Castilblanco de los Arroyos in Sevilla in 1951 and is licensed in Political Science and Economics. He has occupied many posts in public administration since the first Felipe González Government in 1982. He’s a married man with two children.

Interior Minister, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, commented that the naming of Velázquez marked a continuation in the current team in the department which, he said, had carried out good work over recent years since the management of the two forces was combined.

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ALSO SEE :
• Spain increases security in summer tourist areas - Jun 24, 2008 - 8:09 PM
• Allegations made against the Local Police in La Linea - May 17, 2008 - 12:47 PM
• Joan Mesquida moved as the head of the Police - Apr 15, 2008 - 8:28 AM
• National Police demonstrate in Murcia for higher salaries - Mar 16, 2008 - 6:16 PM
• New district police on their bikes in Marbella - Feb 25, 2008 - 8:07 PM
• New district police go on the beat in Elche - Feb 21, 2008 - 8:12 AM
• Four Civil Guard on trial in Alicante on Thursday for the death of a suspect - Sep 24, 2007 - 8:01 PM
• Police brutality alleged during Almería fair - Sep 3, 2007 - 6:48 PM
• Benidorm policeman confesses to wounding himself - Aug 23, 2007 - 8:46 AM
• Family of the man allegedly shot by a local policeman in Benidorm to start legal action - Aug 22, 2007 - 9:12 AM

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