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The candidate for mayor of Murcia, Pedro López, today expressed concern over the situation taking place in the City of Murcia, investigated for alleged planning corruption in the so-called "Operation Umbra '.
"As unpleasant Murcia is your city to be associated with corruption, the true scourge of politics that must be eradicated and that there can be no tolerance."
According to the Socialist candidate for Mayor of Murcia, images of the Civil Guard entering the Planning Department by opening the news and national newspapers have severely undermined the image of the city.
"In just one week we spent in order to be eligible to be news for European Capital of Culture in 2016 made headlines as the Spanish capital of corruption."
Pedro Lopez also expressed his utmost respect for the work of the Justice and Security Forces and defended the presumption of innocence.
"Right now, prudence should be paramount" and asked the government team "maximum collaboration with Justice to clarify these facts as soon as possible and restore normalcy to our City."
In this regard, Pedro Lopez has announced that "the Socialist Party is going to charge people as popular in the judicial process and noted that in the coming days, the Municipal Group in the city of Murcia initiate the process for requesting a Commission of Inquiry to clarify the role of the Planning Department in this matter. "
"We're not going to get deeper on the judicial process, in which we are confident but we understand that there is maximum transparency to give the policy to recover the credibility of our City."
According to the data that is becoming known through the media, Lopez has the impression that "the Popular Party are not aware of what happens in the Planning Department because there are two senior officials who have to appear in court accused of serious crimes. "
At the moment, "it seems clear that the management of the Popular Party in town planning was a disaster and is far from what he deserves Murcia City Council."
Moreover, the socialist candidate believes that "all this together, to relax causing a succession of absolute majorities, cause it to neglect the control mechanisms and fall in a certain apathy with consequences we pay all citizens."
In this regard, he recalled that the Socialist Municipal Group in 2007 warned that planning agreements to the North represented a loss to the municipal coffers around 800 million euros.
Lopez has also insisted that "we have news media that report of the General Comptroller of State has estimated the damage to the Town Hall at 300 million euros, equivalent to six years of investment in municipal budgets" .
The socialist candidate for mayor of Murcia understands that planning agreements as such do not have to be rejected but must be revised to go ahead with the widest possible consensus and are not approved by the roll of absolute majorities.
Increase control mechanisms of governance
Against irresponsible management of the Popular Party, López bid to increase transparency in the public and proposes joint monitoring mechanisms in government to move towards a dignified political class.
"Institutions have to have the roof and glass floor that are subject to maximum transparency."
Finally, the mayoral candidate has called for "no plot to speak of city officials and starring in this case we are speaking of two senior officials appointed by politicians" and defended the honor of City Hall workers.
Source: PSOE Murcia
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