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Begoña García and Joaquín López Retegui said it was regrettable that once again the People's Party "carried the agony of democracy", rushing to the end the situation of a public official who is convicted of an offense against public administration

The spokesman of the Socialist Group, Begoña García Retegui and deputy spokesman, Joaquín López Pagán, announced this morning at a press conference that the PSOE has requested that the procedure starts to turn from his seat in the Regional Assembly to popular deputy and mayor of Pliego, Isabel Toledo.

Garcia explained that Retegui not resign voluntarily, the House must initiate legal proceedings to remove her from her seat, since according to the Electoral Act and the Rules of the House should be separated from the seat to be a judgment of the Superior Court of Justice transgression, in a case related to the management of the public in his capacity as mayor.

For his part, the deputy spokesman, Joaquín López Pagán said that next week the Deputy Status Committee, which must advise and make a legal report on the status of this question will meet.

The Parliamentary Socialist Group had requested, and three weeks ago, the constitution of the Commission to address this issue.

"We understand that the PP has had plenty of time to take action, but the deputy mayor and has not voluntarily resigned knowing that he had been convicted. President Garre, who said the accused depart with a judgment which has not moved record and remind you that one thing is what you would like and another what the legislation requires. "

López Pagán said Isabel Toledo "is ineligible and incompatible with representing public office in the Regional Assembly. This deputy all the requirements that the Electoral Act marks are met, and although the judgment is not final, the legal consequence must be that either away from his seat. "

He added that "it is unfortunate that once again the People's Party carried the agony of democracy, rushing to the end the situation of a public official who is convicted of an offense against the public administration and no decisions are made, holding up the last minute defending the indefensible. "

For the PP parliamentary socialist acts only to defend the interests of his party, although it goes against the interests of citizens.

"The flexibility that the Popular Party has corruption is troubling. Therefore the PSOE will not be complicit with such attitudes, respects the presumption of innocence, but the law must be fulfilled, appropriate arrangements are made and taken appropriate for Mrs. Isabel Toledo leaves the Regional Assembly for the sake of the general interests decisions, "he said.

Source: PSRM-PSOE