Sánchez maintains confidence in the government delegate after the police charges of 26J

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The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, assured this Wednesday in Palma that he maintains his "absolute confidence" in the delegate of the state executive in the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodríguez, after the controversy surrounding police violence against anti-tourist demonstrators on July 26. Sánchez showed his support for Rodríguez after a meeting of more than two hours with the Spanish king, Felipe VI, in which the fires in Madrid, Ávila, and Zamora were the focus of much of the meeting. "I want to express my absolute empathy with the citizens," he remarked. Sánchez acknowledged that he has not yet spoken about the incidents with Rodríguez and pointed out that he hopes the investigation ordered by the delegate will serve to "determine responsibilities".