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La Orotava
Corruption investigation
The national pros­ecutor appointed to investigate cases of corruption is to study alleged corruption within the town hall in La Oro­tava as a result of accu­sations made against the governing mayor, Isaac Valencia.
Valencia’s governing group is under investigation
Valencia’s governing group is under investigation

La Orotava - 05.02.2010 - According to legal sources the anti-corruption prosecu­tor’s office, having studied the documentation presented by IUC-LV, the left-wing and green opposition coalition group in La Orotava, has decided to investigate the matter.  This will come as a blow to the council and espe­cially to Valencia, after years of avoiding this kind of more serious investigation, but who have been under suspicion from the ordinary public and opposition parties on a number of occasions.  The alleged corruption reported by IUC-LV concerned a sum of €17 million in extrajudicial agreements between 2003 and 2008.  The council insists none of its councillors have acted outside the law or have appropriated public funds.  It also pointed out that many of the extrajudicial financial agreements were voted upon unanimously by all parties.  As the opposition IUC-LV group’s spokesman, Fran Baute, said, it will be for the anti-corruption prosecutor to decide whether to take the matter to court or not.

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