Galmés "does not share" Bestard's private use of cars but keeps him in office

PalmaThe vice-president of the Consell de Mallorca Pedro Bestard (Vox) used three cars for his exclusive use throughout his term, lied about their signage, and refueled on days when he had no agenda, according to technicians' reports. according to technicians' reports. But the president of the Consell, Llorenç Galmés, will keep him in office. "I do not share Mr. Bestard's conduct, but a report prepared by the general secretary and the general auditor concludes that there has been no irregularity," he assured in an extraordinary plenary session this Thursday.

"I will always act with absolute respect for the reports of the officials of this institution", continued Galmés: "I will make decisions according to the criteria of those who sign them". Thus, the president of the Council has shielded himself with this statement from the officials of the house to avoid acting against his right hand in the institution, after the opposition has asked for Bestard to be removed from his post - in a text that had the vote against from the PP and Vox - and the PSIB has taken the case to the prosecutor's office.

The first report was made by the Technical Secretariat of the Department of Environment and it stated that Bestard made unjustified use of the vehicles, unrelated to his position, in addition to keeping them to the detriment of the needs of the officials in his area. The second report was prepared by the General Secretariat and the Intervention of the Council, and indicated that it cannot be deduced that the use of the cars is improper. This document is limited to recommending that an instruction be issued to regulate the use of the Council's vehicles. Precisely, the Council announced today the approval of this protocol.

Thus, Galmés has insisted that based on these reports he will not demand political responsibility from Bestard. However, he has remarked that he will "always" ask for "exemplary behavior from all elected officials." The popular politician expressed himself in these terms after the appearance of Bestard himself, the second in which he gives explanations for the case.

Bestard: "I have used the vehicles for work"

If in the first intervention to give explanations about the controversy at the Consell Bestard demanded that he be publicly apologized to, on this occasion he assured that the reports have "proven" that he did not misuse the institution's vehicles. "I have used the vehicles for work," he said, and accused the opposition of "lying and lying about these matters".

The spokesperson for the PSIB, Catalina Cladera, directed criticism at Galmés. "It is a social outcry, people do not believe it, they do not understand why he keeps him," she said. Addressing Bestard, she told him that "he should have resigned, or if not, Galmés should have dismissed him." "What secret pact is there, that this is not happening?" she asked.

For their part, the spokesperson for MÉS per Mallorca, Catalina Inés Perelló, pointed out a "pattern" of inappropriate conduct by Bestard: "First in the use of official cars and then for having unmarked vehicles." "There is always new information and an excuse," she lamented: "He has no credibility, public ethics is not just about breaking the law." On behalf of El Pi, Antoni Salas highlighted that "there are doubts and contradictions" about the vice-president's actions that "have not been resolved in the transparency commission." "Submit your resignation immediately," he said.