The public ministry sees the decision as premature in the absence of an expert report from the General State Intervention
The mayor of L’Hospitalet is only credited with not having denounced the alleged irregularities
For the time being, the prosecution has opposed filing the open case against the mayor of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Nuria Marin, investigated for allegedly not having acted when she became aware of the alleged irregularities in the Consell Esportiu of this town (a non-profit entity that promotes school sports), according to sources from the public ministry consulted by EL PERIÓDICO. This disagreement with the approach of the defense of the socialist councilor, the same sources specified, does not arise because the commission of a crimebut because he considers the file to be premature at this time, since the expert report ordered by the judge to the court is pending. General State Intervention on the subsidies that the city council granted to this entity for the promotion of sport.
The mayor’s lawyer, Fermín Morales, requested last February that the case against her be archived because, as stated in his letter, when he became aware of the possible irregularities in the management of the Sports Councilcarried out “numerous preventive actions aimed at clarifying the facts and always under the conviction that whoever had all the information”, the councilor James Graells, “could present at any time”, if he considered it opportune, a complaint. Likewise, he described as “unfounded and generic” the accusation made against Marín that he could have participated in the alleged diversion of funds, since she did not participate in the files to grant the subsidies. The National Police still need to deliver the report on the mayor’s mobile phone to the court.
The alleged embezzlement
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Marín, according to the sources consulted, is being investigated for not denouncing the alleged irregularities, and not for having participated in the plot that allegedly diverted funds from the subsidies. But before elucidating whether or not he really had the duty to report due to his position, it must be proven whether the former directors of the Consell Esportiu accused whether or not they embezzled public funds. Sources of the investigation stressed that the expert report commissioned by the judge to the General Intervention of the State could clarify this issue and settle whether the subsidies were used for the work for which they had been granted. The defenses of those involved, including the deputy mayor until this week Christian Alcazar and the former councilman Chris PlazaThey deny that there is embezzlement.
The letter from Marín’s lawyer in which he requested the file stated that when Councilman Graells explained to the mayor the alleged irregularities in the Consell, his client’s conduct “was duly required” by reason of his position. In this sense, the lawyer specified that, “contrary to the neglect attributed to Marín in the police reports”, the PSC councilor met with Graells the same day he sent her a message and took several steps to find out what happened. “conflicting” versions received, the mayor suggested that the Consell should carry out an audit, since the consistory could not do it.