UGT secretary general of Madrid, José Ricardo Martínez in May. / EFE
The scandal over the use of opaque cards Caja Madrid and Bankia has claimed Friday to two resignations, the Secretary General of UGT-Madrid, José Ricardo Martínez, and Angel Gomez del Pulgar, who left the Executive Madrid Socialist Party (PSM ), where he was as a member.
The General Secretary of the UGT, Cándido Méndez, has announced the resignation of Martinez as a result of the report of Bankia revealing that spent more than 44,000 euros with the card that had Box Madrid for being a counselor.
Mendez has stated that this resignation respond, as expressed Martínez, the fact that “there is a legal dimension that will have to elucidate the judges, but there is a policy maker an ethical dimension that must be addressed. ” Martinez had said Thursday that his resignation was “a very reasonable possibility”, but said that since the Confederal Executive UGT had not received any request for resignation.
Regarding expenses you have had with the alleged card b, Martinez explained that activities are related to its role as advisor to the Board of Directors and he has not used to having their effective disposal. “I made a card using reasonable and reasoned as a director of Caja Madrid.”
Meanwhile, the socialist Ángel Gómez del Pulgar has left the Executive of the PSM. His name is on the list of former directors of Caja Madrid allegedly fraudulently used the company card for private expenses; where appropriate, according to the documents, he allegedly withdrew Card 149,700 euros.
Sources of PSM brought to Europa Press that although has not closed the information package opened by the PSOE, has taken this Thumb decision and in accordance with the guidelines set by the management no longer sit on the Executive Madrid.
Internal Investigation in the PSOE
As soon as the news of Use cards, the PSOE announced the opening of an information package for each case study. If any irregularity is verified, proceed to the expulsion of whom committed and as announced by the Secretary of the formation, Pedro Sanchez, also asked to return the money used irregularly.
is an outrage and I am ashamed that there PSOE militants who have committed such outrages
Pedro Sánchez, PSOE leader
The socialist leader has called for” forgiveness citizenship. ” “It is a scandal that has embarrassed me PSOE militants who have engaged in this kind of outrages,” Sanchez said in an interview on Telecinco. “It seems a shame and apologize to the public,” he added.
Sanchez said that after the internal investigation is going to take “tough decisions” and that all identified, including exministro Virgilio Zapatero, will have to “appear at PSOE headquarters” to “explain what use have a credit card and if declared to the tax” that money.
Arturo Fernandez spent 30,000 euros
The president of Madrid’s patron (CISM) and former member of the Board of Directors of Caja Madrid, Arturo Fernandez, said that only spent 30,000 euros in three years – about 800 euros per month -. b card provided by the entity, and that he did so “responsible”
“I was given a card for expenses, without knowing the nature of it, and have made a responsible use, “said Fernandez, who specified that the fate of those 30,000 euros was paid to concepts such as” gasoline or some food. ” He assured that in no case did a “sumptuous use” card and has also added that all income earned by its presence in Caja Madrid, these expenses were reported to the IRS.
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