Eugenio Pino, who served as the Deputy Operational Director of the National Police during Mariano Rajoy's government, has publicly distanced himself from the alleged police maneuvers against the political party Podemos related to the case known as ‘Dina’. During the ongoing trial, he testified that while he was in charge, the then-commissioner José Manuel Villarejo did not provide him with any information regarding files that had been stolen from Dina Bousselham, an adviser to Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias. Pino's statements are significant as they shift the narrative away from direct involvement of high-ranking officials in the controversial misuse of police resources.