The former head of the command of Civil Guard in CordobaColonel Juan Carretero, testified this Tuesday before the investigating court number 6 of Cordoba as investigation in the case of the alleged rigging of works contracts in different barracks of the Armed Institute of the province.
Colonel Carretero was called to testify by the investigating judge after the interrogation of the commander under investigation, along with a sergeant and seven other businessmen, to clarify the alleged commission of crimes of corruption, embezzlement And procrastination in the management of two million euros between 2020 and 2023.
The former head of the Civil Guard arrived at the City of Justice of Córdoba, accompanied by his lawyer, relaxed, around 9 a.m. and left about two hours later. from the observation roomwithout making statements to the media. The statement was released, judicial sources told ABC, “as expected” and the colonel responded to questions from the prosecution.
During his stay in the corridors of the City of Justice, he affectionately greeted the agents of the Civil Guard who carry out surveillance work in this headquarters and who have good memories of their boss during his time at the head of the Cordoba command.
More precisely, Juan Carretero arrived at Order de la Benemérita in Cordoba as lieutenant colonel in 2017 and in 2023 he was assigned to Madrid to occupy the position of zone chief of the general staff of the General Directorate of the Civil Guard.
The AUGC believes it can clarify the facts
From the Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC), presenting themselves as private prosecutors, they believe that “it is logical that the court summons and collect statements from all people who can help clarify the facts”, so that “we must know all the versions and clarify the level of responsibilities”, as they emphasized in a statement.
