Granada, (EFE) this judicial body takes a statement as investigated the mayoress, Berta Linares, and the councilor for Urban Planning, Antonio García Leyva.
This request comes after the Andalusian high court asked the Public Ministry to issue a report as a result of the special case opened on this alleged kidnapping case. When being between the possible implicated the autonomous socialist deputy and registered Noel López. Former mayor of Maracena and who has temporarily set aside as number 3 of the PSOE-A.
As reported to EFE judicial sources. The claim of the Prosecutor’s Office is that the investigating court can take a statement as investigated from the two municipal officials – mayor and councilor – not registered.
And, based on their appearances in Investigating Court 5, determine whether there are possible contradictions. Between his statements and those already made by the alleged perpetrator of the kidnapping. That he remains incarcerated and that he was a sentimental partner of the councilor at the time of the events last February.
Crime of illegal detention
The fiscal pronouncement on the opening or not of proceedings is part of the special case opened by the Civil and Criminal Chamber of the TSJA, based in Granada. That he previously received the reasoned statement sent by the Investigating Court 5 of Granada.
In addition to against Noel López, said reasoned judicial statement was also directed against the current acting mayor, Berta Linares. And the Councilor for Town Planning, Antonio García Leyva, indicated by the examining magistrate -based on the actions carried out so far-. As alleged inducers of the illegal detention of the mayor Vanessa Romero.
In the car, to which EFE had access, in which the magistrate Josep Sola raised the case to the TSJA due to the condition of Noel López as a registered officer, an alleged meeting held between the former mayor of Maracena is noted as an “essential fact”. The still councilor Berta Linares and the councilor for Urbanism Antonio García Leyva with the then boyfriend of the mayoress.
According to the aforementioned order, the three would have proposed, induced or convinced the only one investigated at the moment for this cause to commit the kidnapping. That, in the opinion of the victim, it would be motivated by the existence of urban planning files that she had. And that they would compromise the municipal management of both López and Linares. For their part, they have repeatedly and publicly denied their possible participation in the events. EFE