Martina Scheurer, former Councillor for the Coast and Seashores in Orihuela, will seem in courtroom subsequent Wednesday. The case will probably be heard by the Eleventh Part of the Provincial Courtroom of Alicante, primarily based in Elche.
Scheurer, a former member of Los Verdes who served beneath former Mayor Monserrate Guillén, is accused alongside a neighborhood businessman of alleged irregularities within the contracting and awarding course of for seashore and seashore bar companies in Orihuela Costa.
The case dates again to 2013. In line with the Prosecutor’s Workplace, Scheurer allegedly acted unlawfully by introducing new circumstances into the contract necessities. One such situation was the possession of the ‘Q’ certification for vacationer high quality.
The councillor allegedly knowledgeable the businessman of this requirement earlier than the tender was formally printed, permitting him to acquire the certification prematurely.
As soon as the tender was printed, a 20-day deadline was set for bid submissions. The brief timeframe prevented three different firms from buying the required certification, successfully excluding them from the bidding course of.
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These firms later filed a criticism, resulting in the initiation of authorized proceedings. The case was additional bolstered by the municipal group Centro Liberal Renovador (CLR), then led by former councillor Pedro Mancebo.
The Public Prosecutor’s Workplace is searching for a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence for Scheurer, together with a 15-year ban from holding public workplace, for alleged crimes of administrative misconduct, fraud, and disclosure of privileged info.
The businessman faces a request for a five-year and nine-month jail sentence for alleged crimes of misconduct, fraud, and misuse of privileged info.
The investigation into the case started in 2017 when Scheurer, the businessman, and a municipal contracting officer have been arrested by the Nationwide Police and brought in for questioning.
The trial is about to start on Wednesday and can proceed with additional hearings scheduled for February 19, March 12, and March 26. These periods will embrace the presentation of proof and witness testimonies associated to the case.
