Eye strain in Spain

A delegation of the Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC) in Avila, Spain, made public an important judgment issued by the local Military Tribunal, which sanctioned one of their affiliates with a light penalty after he had originally been given a more serious penalty for the "crime" of "clumsiness" for accidentally breaking the screen of the computer he was using, rendering it useless.

The colleague worked in the traffic department in Avila and on a daily basis risked his life, although assisting citizens on the highway is not considered a risky profession.   The Military Tribunal overturned the lower court's decision and nullified the penalty due to the lack of impartiality of the sanctioning body.   The AUGC, a union that defends the rights of the Civil Guards, had denounced for years that the Civil Guards opts for applying a disproportionate and excessive disciplinary regime which demonstrates its lack of leadership.  According to the union, given its incapacity to lead, the Civil Guard opts for a policy of punishment and fear.  The union's lawyer was able to achieve the reversal of the penalty in the Military Tribunal.