Prohens' cabinet chief says confidence for the president's job is key

PalmaThe head of cabinet of the president of the Government, Alejandro Jurado, pointed out this Tuesday that the position of chauffeur for the head of the Executive is one of free designation and that it is a position in which trust in the candidate is key.

Jurado declared this Tuesday as investigated in the courts of the Via d'Alemanya for a minor offense of administrative prevarication in relation to alleged irregularities in the selection process of a driver who ended up benefiting a relative.

As Europa Press reported, Prohens' right-hand man, who only responded to his lawyer, defended the legality of the hiring process. Jurado arrived this Tuesday "calmly," as he himself stated, shortly before 9:30 a.m. at the courts of the Via d'Alemanya, and was in the courtroom for little more than five minutes. Upon leaving, he again appeared "calm" before the media.

The judicial proceeding stems from a complaint in which a civil servant accused the head of cabinet of the president of the Government, Marga Prohens, of devising a plan to modify the bases of a chauffeur selection process so that a relative of hers who had applied for the position along with 200 other candidates would be benefited. The civil servant, who due to these events has presented an anxious depressive state for two years, considers that Jurado devised an "illegal, unjust, and arbitrary" plan to secure a job for his relative, through the manipulation of a public employment call for the coverage of the driver position. The regional Executive has always defended that it is an appointment by free designation following the established procedure. Last Thursday, the complainant ratified the complaint and assured that he continues to be very psychologically affected.