Granada, (EFE).- The Investigating Judge 5 of Granada keeps some preliminary proceedings open and requests files of the alleged case against urban legality in the City Council of Maracena (Granada). A parallel and differentiated cause to the one investigating the kidnapping of the former socialist councilor Vanessa Romero.
According to what judicial sources have informed EFE, these are proceedings that are independent of the investigation opened by the same investigating court against the alleged kidnapper of the socialist councilor.
Proceedings differentiated from the special case opened by the Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA). Regarding the possible participation of the regional deputy Noel López, until this week number 3 of the PSOE-A, the acting mayoress, Berta Linares, and the Town Planning Councilor Antonio García Leiva.
The investigation refers to three records of planning licenses signed or authorized by the acting mayoress and socialist candidate for re-election.
Irregularities in urban records
For this reason, the Court has offered him the possibility of appearing in the case to make it easier for him to be aware of each of the proceedings. And taking testimonial statements that are going to be practiced in case they result in illegal criminal charges against them.
Although the investigations carried out by the Judicial Police pointed to possible irregularities in five urban records, the head of the investigating court has reduced the number to three. Since in the other two cases the possible crimes would have prescribed.
Investigating Court 5 has also demanded that the Maracena City Council remit urban documentation relating to the files under investigation.
In a statement, the acting mayor of Maracena has stressed that she will collaborate with justice. After receiving this noon the judicial notification with the opening of an investigation for a possible case of urban corruption in the City Council.
The opening of the case occurs after the Investigating Court 5 has received the report prepared by the Civil Guard on the documentation found in the vehicle of the former councilor of Maracena 2030 Vanessa Romero on February 21, the date on which it was kidnapped.
According to the City Council, the new proceedings will focus on determining whether there are signs of legal fraud in the files that will be investigated.
Neither investigated nor prosecuted
The acting mayoress has assured that she will collaborate with the Justice to clarify the facts “quickly”. For which, at the moment, there are no investigated or prosecuted.
“Finally, they have asked us for information about the files mentioned in the court order. And we are working diligently to provide all the necessary documentation and to verify the different information”, said Linares.
The socialist has also considered that this matter “could have been clarified much earlier.” Or already after the municipal elections last Sunday, which according to her would have avoided a “parallel trial”.
“It is important to remember that until now only the defendant’s version has been presented, and that it has already been shown to be false,” Linares summarized. EFE