The municipal secretary denounces the mayor of Petra for workplace harassment

PetraThe municipal secretary of Petra, Francisco González, has filed a complaint against the town's mayor, Salvador Femenias, for alleged workplace harassment. The secretary, who has been on sick leave since June, filed the complaint with the Civil Guard in Manacor, who have opened a preliminary investigation. In fact, several town councilors have already been called to give statements as witnesses. When consulted by All PlansFemenias denied knowing about the secretary's complaint to the Civil Guard. However, he confirmed that just yesterday, Rafel Font, a councilor from his governing team and third deputy mayor, had been summoned and went to give a statement to the Civil Guard. He added, "I suppose they'll call me soon." Femenias appeared calm and surprised that the secretary had filed the complaint with the Civil Guard. The reason: "He already reported us to the company that handles our occupational risk prevention, and a psychologist from that company came and wrote a report concluding that there was nothing to what he was alleging, no harassment." The trigger for this situation seems to be an informational committee meeting on June 19, 2025, shortly before the secretary went on sick leave. At this meeting of councilors from all parties, prior to the municipal plenary session, information was to be provided regarding the agreement between civil servants and contract staff.

The secretary who wished to speak stated that, in his opinion, the agreement could not comply with the Occupational Risk Prevention Plan. He argued that the head of personnel, in this case the mayor, was harassing him professionally with "coercion and intimidation," and provided an example, such as the mayor leaving his personnel file with him. At this point, the meeting seems to have become heated, and an argument ensued.

In this regard, the mayor explained that "nothing serious happened beyond a heated debate. I called the Local Police to prepare a report on what occurred. The police spoke with all those present, and the report is clear and states that nothing serious happened."

In statements toAll PlansThe mayor of Petra denies the accusations, arguing: "We have never harassed him, and there is a report from the company that handles all our occupational risk prevention matters that confirms this. We only asked him to do his job, nothing more. We don't understand why he's claiming we're harassing him." Once the Civil Guard has completed its investigation, the case will proceed, and the legal course of the complaint will be determined.