No 606
Monday 22nd - Sunday 28th February, 2016
By Staff Reporter
a total of eight companies, therefore only declaring half of her commercially related activities.
Members of the Cambiemos political group in Orihuela have called for the immediate resignation of the Councillor for Tourism and the Orihuela Costa, Sofía Álvarez, for “distorting” assets statements posted by the council aimed at providing transparency of their activities.
The possibility of legal action exists if the declaration is found to be in breach of Article 75 of the Law on Local Government, which is currently being investigated, as it clearly establishes the obligation to include the declaration of assets, but aside from the threat of legal action, Bernabé feels that the first stage is for the Partido Popular to correct this infringement and correctly declare those assets publically.
Karlos Bernabé has filed a complaint saying that in addition to being involved with the municipal responsibility of tourism, Álvarez is listed as being involved in four companies which partake in business activities relating to this field, which is a potential conflict of interest in itself, but moreover is incorrect, as Álvarez is in fact involved in
Bernabé describes the declaration as a “flagrant lie” having presented documents from the Companies Register which lists Álvarez in the 8 companies, and the public declaration of assets fails to detail these additional roles. Continued on Page 2
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Calls for resignation of Coastal Councillor