Reuters, 14/04 13:28 CET
Bilbao, April 14 ( EFE ) .- The Basque parliament and former secretary general of PSE-EE Alava, Txarli Prieto, said today that the party commissioned an old his company several works that have been reported anonymously to the Prosecutor, for reasons of “security” trust “derived from the problem of terrorism.
The Basque Office is studying an “anonymous” complaint against Txarli Prieto for allegedly awarding of contracts at sites of PSE-EE to a company owned by him when he was secretary General Alava socialist.
Speaking to the media in Bilbao, Prieto has recognized that the Socialist Party of Álava contracted with the company Escoiba works in different places “for more than 15 years” with ” absolute normality “and subject” to the criteria demanded. “
The general secretary of the Basque Socialists, Idoia Mendia, has stated that there is” no reason to take any action “regarding Prieto, the understand that “no defect” and because Parliament “does not occupy any position” in the game.
Prieto has specified that was linked to Escoiba, wearing with a partner and whose “management” was responsible, between 1992 and 2012, and noted that he began to engage in professional politics in 2009, so there was a “small time overlap” in which “the two activities intersect.”
Has ensured that Escoiba made works, “like other companies” before “attacks” terrorism committed against offices of PSE-EE Alava, and stated that “it was the company of urgency and confidence which came and gave that assurance to the party in this delicate situation. “
” It seemed very reasonable venues that were exposed to insecurity by the action of terrorism cheerfully wanted to hire whom they had no confidence, “he added.
Prieto remarked that hiring Escoiba was made” always following the criteria demanded and with absolute normality “and that all works are” demonstrable “.
It has become” available to the prosecution “to clarify this” unpleasant “subject” in the shortest time possible. “
Whether you think a business ethics yours hire works with PSE Alava when he was secretary general Prieto said: “What I do not seem ethical is that we had to be in full democracy work for the safety of our because the attacked sites, and I had to go escorted by Ertzaina and State Security Forces to track these works. “
After noting that the Interior Ministry gave grants for works Basque parties who suffered damage from terrorist acts, Prieto has ensured that the activity of Escoiba were aware not only the PSE-EE Alava, but the Socialist Party Euskadi and PSOE , which was the one who “managed these resources then distributed them.”
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