The national PP led by Pablo Casado asked the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, for explanations at the beginning of October, to find out if she favored her brother with an alleged public contract. irregular, an extreme that she denied defending the legality of the actions of her regional government, as sources from the party leadership have indicated to Europa Press.
Specifically, information reached 'Génova' about alleged favorable treatment of Ayuso's brother and, as El País has reported, he asked for explanations to find out if the Madrid Government could awarding a mask contract for 1,5 million euros to a friend of his brother during the pandemic.
At the PP leadership they point out that more than an “internal investigation”, it was a request for clarifications from Ayuso herself as a result of this information that was also being published in various media outlets and that later reached the Community Assembly. of Madrid, with requests for a commission of investigation.
In fact, On November 11, a controversial episode occurred when all the opposition deputies in the Madrid Assembly (Más Madrid, PSOE, Vox and Unidas Podemos) left the Plenary monograph on hiring after the president of the regional Chamber, Eugenia Carballedo, expelled a PSOE deputy who refused to withdraw an accusation about Ayuso's brother.
AYUSO SAID IT WAS LEGAL AND THAT THEY WILL TALK TO HIS BROTHER
In the national leadership of the PP they gave credibility to this supposed favorable treatment because they received “information” in that sense and that is why Ayuso was asked for an explanation on this matter in “early October.” However, The Madrid president assured them that everything was legal and told them to talk to her brother, although Génova insisted that they wanted to verify “with the papers that everything was legal,” the sources consulted have indicated.
As they have added from the PP leadership, It is that day when the president of the Community of Madrid “blocked” Teodoro García Egea on one of her phones and the pressure intensified for the regional congress of the PP to be held as soon as possible.
GENOA REJECTS ESPIONAGE
After demanding these explanations, sources from Genoa assure Europa Press that They are “waiting for Ayuso to tell them something” and have “flatly denied that an order to spy has been given” to the Madrid president”, information whose leak he attributes to Ayuso's entourage in Puerta del Sol.
As reported by the newspaper El Mundo and sources close to the Madrid president have confirmed to Europa Press, Last December, they notified Ayuso that a detective agency had received the assignment on behalf of the Municipal Housing Company. of the Consistory to investigate his brother to try to prove the possible collection of commissions in exchange for public contracts.
They were looking for a bank account statement from Ayuso's brother and the supplier declaration before the company's Tax Agency. Priviet Sportive SL to which the Community had awarded a 1,5 million contract in the midst of the pandemic for the purchase of masks. They wanted to know if this company had paid him any amount.
Following this, The Madrid City Council led by José Luis Martínez-Almeida decided to open an internal investigation for which he has questioned officials in recent weeks. The conclusion reached so far is that this order was not produced.
For its part, 'El Confidencial' has published that senior PP officials close to the National Directorate have contacted private detectives to commission said investigation.
Given this information, The Popular Party has issued a statement in which it “flatly denies the information published in relation to an alleged investigation into health contracts awarded by the Community of Madrid” and has warned that it will take the appropriate judicial measures against these falsehoods.
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