The Supreme Court upholds the conviction of former councilor Aurora Jhardi for revoking licenses at the Cursach Group without justification.

PalmThe Supreme Court has upheld the nine-year ban imposed on Aurora Jhardi, former Podemos councilor at Palma City Council, for administrative malfeasance. The ruling ratifies the sentence handed down by the Provincial Court and subsequently endorsed by the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB).

The events date back to March 2017, when Jhardi, then head of the Department of Public Function and Internal Government, revoked the dynamic advertising licenses—popularly known as ticket sellers– to several establishments linked to the Cursach Group. According to the ruling, the decision was made "in the awareness that it lacked legal justification" and that it directly harmed certain establishments in the business group.

The court finds it proven that the revocation was made without following the administrative procedure and without sufficient legal basis. The licenses had been processed through the Association of Entrepreneurs of Nightclubs, Discos and Similar Venues, an entity that acted as the sector concessionaire and intermediary between the establishments and the City Council.

During the trial, Jhardi argued that his decision was in response to "repeated non-compliance during the tourist season" by the affected establishments, and maintained that the action was taken to ensure compliance with municipal regulations. His defense had already announced that it would appeal the sentence to the Supreme Court, which has now definitively closed the ordinary judicial route.

With this ruling, the former Podemos councilor is barred from holding public office for nine years, a sentence that prevents her from holding any administrative duties during this period.