The general secretary of PSOE-A and candidate for the Presidency of the Junta de Andalucía, María Jesús Montero, wanted to emphasize this Tuesday her "respect and affection for the families and colleagues of the two Civil Guard agents who died in Huelva" last Friday, when they were trying to curb drug trafficking on the Huelva coasts, and she insisted that they lost their lives "in the line of duty".
"Of course, we are talking about deaths in the line of duty. That is how we feel it and that is how those who risk their lives for the safety of everyone must always be recognized," stated María Jesús Montero in a message published on her X social media account regarding this event.
The socialist candidate made this clarification after the controversy generated by the words she spoke about this case during the debate between candidates for the Junta de Andalucía in the elections next Sunday, May 17, held this Monday on Canal Sur, where she described the deaths of the civil guards as a "work accident".
In that debate, Montero conveyed her condolences for the death of the two agents who lost their lives while pursuing a drug-trafficking boat, and then assured that workplace accidents "have to be a priority".
After these statements, several Civil Guard associations demanded an "immediate rectification" from the general secretary of the PSOE-A for referring to these deaths as a "work accident", understanding that "we are, at a minimum, facing manslaughter through gross negligence, injuries, assault, a crime against public health, and a criminal organization", as expressed by the Professional Association Justice Civil Guard (Jucil), the Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC), and the Professional Association of Civil Guard Sergeants (Asesgc).
At the same time, various PP leaders have lashed out this Tuesday against the also former vice-president of the Government, whom they have accused of a "political and moral obscenity", maintaining that those agents did not die in a "work accident", but that their death "was a murder", according to the 'populars', who have therefore urged Montero to publicly correct her words.