The Court of Instance of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber has upheld the request for provisional execution of the sentence that annulled the dismissal of Carlos Saavedra Brichis as head of the Local Police of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, issued in 2019. The judge has granted the City Council five business days to expressly resolve the resignation of the current chief, Carmen Delia Martín Mederos, and another five days to proceed with Saavedra Brichis's appointment.
The judicial order criticizes the Council's refusal to reinstate Saavedra Brichis, arguing that the current situation is "radically different" following the resignation submitted by Carmen Delia Martín Mederos on May 4, which has not yet been formally processed. The magistrate states that the Administration intends to "stretch this context" and "identify it with the already resolved situation" by delaying the formalization of the current chief's dismissal.
The judge describes the situation as "of utmost urgency" as it directly affects the leadership of the Local Police and, consequently, the public service provided to citizens and visitors. The ambiguity in management goes against the principle of good administration, by "emptying the right" of Saavedra Brichis to the provisional execution of favorable sentences.
The judicial resolution emphasizes that the current chief's resignation allows the police command to be occupied by a "functionary who desires the position" versus a "functionary whose aspiration is to leave it," without causing irreparable harm. The reinstatement of Saavedra Brichis ends a long judicial battle initiated in 2019 after a negative report on the implementation of self-protection plans during the carnival parade.
Following an investigation that attributed "manifest disloyalty" to him, Saavedra Brichis's dismissal was justified by loss of confidence. Initial rulings in 2020 and 2021 favored the City Council, but the officer appealed to the Supreme Court, which concluded that his removal lacked foundation, leading to the annulment of his dismissal in late 2024, confirmed by the TSJC in 2026.
