Ibiza Guardia Civil officer loses 20 days' pay over guests

At the Guardia Civil barracks in Sant Josep de sa Talaia on Ibiza, four people stay in an officer’s room without permission: the military chamber of Spain’s Supreme Court upholds a penalty costing him 20 days’ pay and duties. On 12 October 2023, three officers spot a woman, a man and two girls coming from the room late in the afternoon. The officer assigned the room is off the island.

What the visitors told officers

The man first says he has been in a friend’s room. One of the girls names the absent officer. The man then says he thought he had rented an apartment with a sea view.

He pours himself a glass of alcohol without asking and asks the officers where he can buy drugs. The woman says the officer lent them the room while he was away. After speaking to him by phone, the four collect their belongings and leave, apparently at his direction. They do not return the keys to the accommodation or the barracks.

Why the penalty stands

None of the four had permission to use the room, and their visit had not been reported to the security guard service. The court rejects the officer’s appeal against the disciplinary penalty.

The judges say the room is his home, but his right to occupy it comes with conditions. Because it is inside a barracks, security rules govern when outsiders enter, stay and leave. Those rules were not followed.

Topics: Court cases

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com