Spain commits a Dangerous incursion injuring Royal Gibraltar Police Officer in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters!

Dangerous Incursions by Guardia Civil In British Gibraltar Territorial Waters

This was the scene today

http://www.gbc.gi/news/guardia-civil-board-local-fishing-boat-british-gibraltar-territorial-waters-29558

BREAKING NEWS: Guardia Civil board local boat in BGTW

The Government has been informed that the Guardia Civil boarded a local fishing boat with two persons on board inside British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW) early this afternoon.
The Royal Gibraltar Police was alerted to the incident by the local people on board the boat. An RGP officer sustained slight injuries when he boarded the local boat.The details of the incident will be released by the RGP.

However, the Government considers that it is totally unacceptable for the Guardia Civil to operate in waters which are not Spanish and over which they have no jurisdiction. It is even worse that they should board a vessel.

The Government and will be raising the matter with the United Kingdom and would like to thank the Royal Gibraltar Police officers involved who went about their duty of upholding the law of Gibraltar in an exemplary manner.

Royal Gibraltar Police Statement

The RGP has just issued the following report following the news of an incident in the Bay involving the Guardia Civil:

Shortly before 1pm this afternoon a call for assistance was received by the RGP’s Marine Section. The caller was one of two local fishermen aboard a locally registered vessel, which, at the time, was approximately 1 mile west of the North Mole and within British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. The caller advised the RGP that the vessel had been boarded by a Guardia Civil officer whilst within BGTW.

On arrival at the location, and seeing that a Guardia Civil officer was aboard the local boat, an RGP officer proceeded to board the vessel. He sustained an injury as the fishing vessel was navigated in an attempt to prevent his boarding. Control of the fishing vessel was then taken by RGP officers who returned to port together with the two local men. An investigation into the matter has disclosed no offences by the two local men. The Guardia Civil officers remained at the location of the incident.

The injured officer has received treatment for his injury at St Bernard’s Hospital and has since been released. He has now returned to his duties.

The Commissioner and Senior Management Team are grateful to the Marine Section duty crew for their response to this incident and to the entire Marine Section for their professionalism and dedication to duty, over the last couple of years, in what has been a difficult and trying period.

The RGP would like to reassure the community that it will work to allow all law abiding citizens to freely enjoy the use of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.


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Looks like Spanish Government are up to their own tricks again and to make matters worse the Summer is coming.

Will it take a death before FCO or UK Government or our Governor Sir James Dutton have the courage to act?

Today we have had one of our Royal Gibraltar Police Officer injured!

Do we really have to wait for a fatality?

What is the point in having A Governor who is ex Royal Marine if he does nothing but send pitiful protests via the convent to UK!

I say Shame on you Sir James Dutton and on the FCO and on UK Government - David Cameron you have only got into Government again - where is your manifesto commitment to the people of Gibraltar?

To our Governor I recommend you do something quick before the whole of Gibraltar ends up in the street or at sea taking action that should have come from you first!


Please do your job and STOP this! You are going to create a worse situation by doing nothing!

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This happened only last week 4th May

FRONTIER QUEUES OF OVER THREE HOURS TODAY

There were three and a half hour outgoing queues at the Frontier on Monday afternoon, with substantial pedestrian queues as well. They are among the longest queues at the border, since the seven and a half hour queues reported last summer.

(Picture from frontierqueue.gi, taken on Monday evening)

Courtesy Of www.panorama.gi

Spain in modern day ‘Cold War’ Gibraltar policy… Thanks to the FCO! May 06, 2015    |  By Leo Olivero Photo by T Bickerstaff Even taking into account the present Spanish frontier works, few are in any doubt the Spanish Government has for many months intensified frontier controls to levels which clearly have nothing to do with the works itself. Check Point (Proper) Charlie The frontier situation at times would not have been out of place even in the 1960’s during the ‘cold war days’ at similar iconic frontier crossings like the infamous ‘Checkpoint Charlie’ at the West to East Berlin crossing point into the old German communist regime. Cross-frontier users have been made to look and feel by Madrid like modern day ‘Proper (Frontier) Charlie’s’ that’s for sure. Having to put up with all the crap thrown at them by PP Government and their band of frontier Spanish guards. Some of which are reminiscent to those guards who took up similar positions on the east side of ‘checkpoint charlie’ during the 60’s and 70’s until the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. Today, Gibraltar is experiencing a modern day ‘Cold War’ with our hostile neighbour with the similar kind of daily harassment, bullying and intimidation which Gibraltarians and other frontier users have to put up with in the 21st century and not in a post war Germany scenario! The expression “Cold War” has a number of historical meanings. But a ‘cold war’ is basically a state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action, but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions and propaganda. …With that definition, if Spain has not waged modern day ‘Cold War’ on Gibraltar these last 10 years in particular, then what the hell has she been doing? To explain or illustrate further, the PP Government ‘Cold War Policy’ on Gibraltar Economically continues in its attempt to strangle Gibraltar’s economy. The Spanish Governments Political Actions by Air, Sea and Land again appears to know no bounds, as we witness daily. And her Anti-Gibraltar Propaganda Machine would have brought a smile to the face of Franco and his wartime mate Adolf! But few in positions of power in London have picked up on the Spanish governments Gibraltar cold war concept, not because it has not been noticed, but because they wish not to see it! When I say few, I am referring to our protectors in London at the FCO and their emotionless response to Spain’s on-going modern day cold war efforts on British Subjects down here in the Southern Most Hemisphere of Continental Europe. FCO Diplomatically Brain Dead on Gibraltar! Even taking into account the UK is on imminent general election countdown, it would be totally justifiable to say, the FCO have been ‘Diplomatically Brain Dead’ for years as far as Gibraltar is concerned. In fact, they have been atrociously useless in their defence of Gibraltar. It really has been an incredibly frustrating and depressingly sad time for the people of Gibraltar as far as the FCO is concerned. Who have sat back and watched how the Spanish Government has continued its assault on the Rock and its people. Without once lifting or pointing a critical finger in anger or with a more choleric tone of voice towards their Spanish counterparts. Instead the FCO and British Government have all along had one thing on their minds, that of preserving and maintaining the much treasured and far more important UK-Spanish interests. How can Gibraltar possible compete with that? FCO Has Never Had Any Intention To Step up Its Efforts Against Spain I do not understand, why we are shocked or surprised about the situation, when only last year both William Hague as the then Foreign Secretary and David Lidington the Europe Minster made it quite clear that nothing was going to change and current policies regarding Gibraltar would remain in place. Mr Hague in fact, informed none other then the Foreign Affairs Select Committee (FASC) that the United Kingdom Government had no intention to step up its efforts or do anything else to calm the continued Spanish hostilities against Gibraltar and its people! If anything, Mr Hague confirmed what many here already knew and suspected. Particularly after countless months of total FCO silence, which has continued throughout this year so far regarding the inaction by the FCO and UK Government. In fact Hague said to the FASC it was right for the UK to maintain its present stance! With senior FCO Ministers and the British Government making their position clear regarding what they think is the best policy to tackle Spanish Government incursions the Frontier and so on. And not withstanding the fact, that British efforts so far have miserable failed. In fact the FCO policy is considered so passively soft and hopelessly unreceptive and totally out of touch with the situation. That it has encouraged the Spaniards to continue making these illegal transgressions into BGTW and cause daily havoc and misery to many thousands of people at the Frontier! Policies That Have Failed From London and Succeeded From Madrid Over a number of years it has been made clear to London that present FCO Gibraltar policies regarding the frontier and incursions have failed and need an urgent rethink. This criticism has come not only from Gibraltar, but also by countless UK ministers and powerful UK governmental bodies like the Foreign Affairs and Environmental Commons Select Committee’s who have blasted the FCO and the Tory Government for their poor and useless like performance in this respect! It has been like an absolute zero response from the UK side at anything the Spaniards throw at us. Even the Governor has lost his voice in this respect; there has also been nothing from the Convent’s head. Although the Governor has not said much of anything since his National Day gaff reported in Panorama, when he spoke to UK visiting MPs describing the people of Gibraltar as ‘insular’. Who knows, if things continue as they are, we may yet have the opportunity to return H.E. the compliment! From a local perspective, over the past 3 years Gibraltar has practically laid siege on Brussels, in this respect there has been a noticeable difference. The Gibraltar Government, Organisations and Local Citizens have made the trek to the capital of European politics to put Gibraltar’s case across regarding the inordinate queues at the frontier and the situation with Spanish Incursions into BGTW. The EU and European Commission for all their faults, nowadays genuinely appear interested and so do many others who walk the coveted corridors of European power. Brussels HQ is at Least Now Listening to Gibraltar Through the hard work of the Government, particularly the Deputy Chief Minster Dr Joseph Garcia who has led on the Government’s EU strategy. There now appears to be a friendlier ear these days willing to hear what we have to say and allowing our representatives to put Gibraltar’s case across. Whether this will eventually lead to an improved situation, or dare I say, ‘a solution’ is in my opinion not on any EU radar. Back to the Foreign Office, what can be said about the FCO that has not been said before? Do they really care? Are they really interested? Do they really know what is going on down here? Do they even know Gibraltar is not an Island? No they don’t! Spain is still clearly engaged in a full-on diplomatic offensive, even using international organisations to manifest its hostility to Gibraltar’s sovereignty. Everything Spain is Allowed to Get Away With is Undermining UK Sovereignty The fact that Spain is a fellow member of the EU and a partner in NATO has changed nothing in Spanish political minds. Because the PP Government deliberately continues as a matter of policy to undermine the economy of Gibraltar, together with its hostile behaviour which the UK Government constantly continues to ignore. Spain’s latest chosen armament is its anti-Gibraltar aviation policy, together with the totally unnecessary and excessive searches of people and vehicles at the Frontier. Whilst out at sea the daily and dangerous incursions into BGTW. Whether the FCO likes it or not, it all undermines British Sovereignty. 06-05-15 PANORAMAdailyGIBRALTAR ********************************************************************************************************************** Wake up David Cameron - Sir James Dutton and FCO Your are responsible for the protection fo British Gibraltar Territorial Waters! AMS