Scandal in Spain with talks of former soldiers: “There is no other choice but to start shooting 26 million children of …”

Nostalgia for Franco and the desire for executions a few talks by former soldiers of the armed forces which became public stirred spirits this Thursday in Spain, where the future law of democratic memory that the Pedro Sánchez government hopes to approve next year will condemn any kind of exaltation of Franco and the abuses committed by his dictatorship.

The WhatsApp conversation, published by the Spanish digital newspaper InfoFree, He understands consideration of a military coup which was then dismissed by the same members of “the XIX del Aire”, as retired air force officers, the Spanish air force, baptized the cat.

“There is no other choice than start shooting 26 million sons of bitches, ”recounts one of the messages written by retired Major General Francisco Beca, who feigned insanity when he was consulted and said he did not know what they were talking about.

“I prefer the Republic because we will have more opportunities to redo the maneuvers of ’36 (alluding to the coup and the repression that unleashed later)”, indicates another message on the chat which brings together graduates of the General Air Academy.

“I would like let everyone die and his whole lineage, ”he insists.

“There is no threat that some gentlemen, already retired, say certain things in a chat. The one who can threaten, not the one who wants it, ”said the second vice-president of the coalition government and leader of United We Can, Pablo Iglesias.

However, the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, sent to the prosecution of the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid the exchange of messages so that it is assessed whether they can be considered a crime.

“This cat was created almost two years ago as a friendly plan between former members of the 19th promotion,” said retired Air Force Lt. Col. José Ignacio Domínguez, who participated in this WhatsApp group.

It was made up of around forty former members of the promotion who, in total, brought together about 72 soldiers.

“From the elections of a year ago, the cat he started to radicalize, to politicize. In November of last year I left, ”Domínguez told a radio show in which he admitted that later his colleagues asked him to return to the group and he did.

“Coinciding with the radicalization of Vox (the far-right Spanish party), they started sending very violent messages, ”said Domínguez and assured that the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, left them a voice message:“ Hello, I’m Santi Abascal . I was told that this group deserves to be saluted. A hug to all and long live Spain!

The cat scandal comes on top of two letters that dozens of senior military officials, now retired, sent to King Felipe VI to denounce that Spain is in the hands of “a social-communist government supported by the Filo-etarras and the separatists ”.

“Seventy-three former soldiers can send letters to whomever they want and this has political significance,” said Vice President Iglesias. If this had been done during the term, it would have had disciplinary consequences. But they never would have. Because it takes courage and courage. “

Iglesias, who does not hide his republicanism against the monarchy, said: “I believe the letter to the king places the monarchy in a delicate situation. If some Francoist gentlemen think that by surrounding the head of state with Francoism they are doing him a favor, they do not understand that this can contribute to the fact that there are more and more Spaniards who feel themselves to be Republicans.

According to the chief of Podemos, “I have not the slightest doubt that (King Felipe VI) he won’t read the letter either“.

A judge emeritus of the Spanish Supreme Court, José Antonio Martín Pallín, allowed himself to reflect with irony on the content of the conversations: “Generals who want to shoot ’26 million people’ have freedom of expression thanks to those who were shot “, assured Martín Pallín.

Madrid. Corresponding