Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Balas has a fitting and fitting nickname thanks to his bellicose surname, but the truth is that the Central Operational Unit (UCO) he leads has yet to identify the Attorney General. The armed forces have not provided any direct evidence of the alleged email leak involving Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner, so their statements rely on convictions, inferences, deductions, and other rhetorical devices. But we don't expect the police investigators to offer us mere opinions, but rather the facts. The problem is that the friendly media establishment is already doing its best to season the poor feline into something palatable. And so, we have The World With a bold headline across the front page: "The UCO exposes García Ortiz: 'He controlled the entire process'." Exposed. "Tariro-tariirooo," as La Trinca would say. But in reality, what happened the day before was quite the opposite: the UCO was unable to present the facts that would allow Lieutenant Colonel Balas to brandish García Ortiz's underwear as a trophy and thus justify the headline in the friendly newspaper. The paper writes "exposed" precisely because all it can offer is a supposition: well, if he was the head, he must have been aware of it. It makes a certain amount of sense, but it's more of a line to say in a bar than in court. Unless the verdict was decided from the start and we're witnessing a mere performance.
The UCO has also presented phrases taken out of context. "We need you at full speed," they intercepted the Attorney General's right-hand man saying to the Chief Provincial Prosecutor of Madrid. But it turns out the man was telling her about the eye surgery she'd had: "Take care and get well soon, we need you back in top form." Hiding context is wrong. But for the Civil Guard to do it is a democratic problem.
