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Former Secretary of State for Local Administration and Territory Planning, Hernani Dias.
Entity guarantees that it has never endorsed the former Secretary of State before the constitution of companies, contrary to the words of his own.
A Entity for transparency rejected this Wednesday who has given any aval to the former Secretary of State Hernani days before the constitution of companiescontrary to what had been secured by the former governor in Parliament.
In response to a request for clarification from the Lusa Agency on the statements of the former Secretary of State for Local Administration and Planning of the Territory in Parliament, the entity for transparency said that It was only contactedby Hernâni Dias on January 6, already after the companies referred to the case that led to its resignation.
In this communication to the entity for transparency, Hernâni Dias mentioned earlier telephone information provided by the entity that the organism also does not confirm.
“The former Secretary of State for Local Administration and Territory Planning questioned the entity for transparency on the constitution of companies, in an e-mail message, sent to a higher technician, only on January 6, 2025, imputing telephone information – which do not confirm, ”says the entity.
The entity for transparency also says that if there was any seems to be yours on this matter, the same would have to “be signed by the respective members to link the entity ”.
The message on January 6, explains the entity, “was given the internal treatment, essential for the subsequent supervision of the unique statements presented.” “It did not originate, however, any opinion sent to the holder”He adds.
The body also underlines that It has no consultative competence And it needs any incompatibility of political office holders is gauged “in the context of the analysis and supervision of the single statement.”
This organism is not responsible for “any decision on what should be declared or when it should be declared”says the entity.
The entity for transparency also adds that the unique statement of Hernani Dias is still verified And that have already been sent to the Parliamentary Commission of Local Power and Territorial Cohesion, where Tuesday heard, the “necessary clarifications”.
In a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, the former secretary of state rejected any conflict of interest in the constitution of the two companies, saying having previously contacted the entity for transparency to realize whether his position as a ruler allowed this activity, and then said that the Answer was affirmativewith some conditions.
This morning, after the online observer newspaper reported a response from the entity for transparency that denied the advanced information by Hernâni Dias, the Be and Free challenged the government to give further clarification on the resignation of the former governor, wondering if the old one Secretary of State lied when he said he had endorsed the entity for transparency before the first company’s constitution.
If there is no clarification, the parties admitted to advance with New Diligences And the parliamentary leader of Livre admitted, for example, a new hearing from the former Secretary of State or the entity for transparency.
Also to the observer, the former secretary of state reaffirmed that he had green light from the entity in a telephone contact that, in turn, this body does not confirm or consider it to be binding.
