Pepe Vegara will not take any disciplinary action against the Councilor for Culture, Gonzalo Montoya.
The mayor, who was not present when the councillor allegedly threatened a board member of the municipal company Orihuela Cultural, said that there was no mention of the threat in the minutes of the Board of Directors meeting.
However, the PSOE claims that the secretary did not listen correctly to what Montoya said.
According to the opposition and two other non-political advisors, his words were: “I brought you to the Board of Directors to support us. If you do not vote in favour, I will revoke you”.
The person who was allegedly requested asked that the statement should be recorded in the minutes, but it did not appear.
Last Thursday, when a motion was presented for the approval of the minutes, they failed to gain the approval of all of the councillors. The secretary’s version of what happened is not credible, according to the socialists, who state that Vegara is avoiding the unpleasantness of having to dismiss a councillor.
“This is nothing more than palpable proof that his government is crumbling as a result of the division it is suffering from; of the crisis, his lack of authority and, what is worse, his inability and his indecision in the face of such incidents that are becoming more and more common, both from councillors of his PP group and from Vox,” said the PSOE Councilor, Aynara Navarro.
