The president of Esquerra Republicana, has defended this Sunday that there is still margin so that the internal control bodies of the party investigate an alleged case of labor abuse occurred during the last legislature, within the parliamentary group of the formation in Congress. He former vice president He has assured that although the former deputy Maria Dantas is no longer a militant, it is enough for an investigation to be reactivated “to know what exactly happened.”
Junqueras, in an interview with Catalunya Ràdio, recalled that Dantas never submitted a formal complaint to the ethical channel of the party about facts that date back to. But after also knowing the situations lived by another former deputy and a representative of ERC still active in the courts, Junqueras believes that “the organs of the party can begin their work.” “It is what the person responsible for compliance will do [que realiza la investigación interna] and the guarantee commission [impone las sanciones]”, He has apostilled.
Another organ, the Ethics Commission, did make a report on the case after interviewing several members of the parliamentary group but that was truncated in part because Dantas was discharged from the party in November 2023. As a result of the clashes with Vallugera, which involved according to the former shouts, disagreements and marginalization in meetings before the Ministry of Equality during the process mental and physical sequelae. “
“If there has been any inappropriate behavior by a deputy against other deputies, I regret it, I do not share it. And I apologize every time to touch the affected people, ”said Junqueras. Vallugera denied last Friday that such events had occurred. “At least in my memory it has not been so. There have been political discussions, which are the ones to have. Once I have lost I have lost forgiveness, ”said the veteran deputy for Barcelona. “And I haven’t even harassed or mistreated,” he added.
In addition to Dantas, within the internal process of the Guarantee Commission, there are mentions of other situations in which Vallugera would have mistreated Labor to Telechea – who in the last legislature was the number two of the parliamentary group – and the current deputy Inés Granollers. Telechea herself records a testimonial letter, on July of last year, that some ERC technicians in Madrid would also have been victims. “We make ourselves available to the people who believe they have not had the treatment they deserve, we will try to help them and accompany them through the corresponding organs,” said Junqueras.
