History Mayor of Dos Hermanas, Francisco Toscanois one of the rare (perhaps the only) socialist leader to have defended his friend Paco Salazar, accused of anonymous complaints of sexual harassment from fellow party members. Toscano served as spokesperson … unexpected on the part of Pedro Sánchez’s advisor in Moncloa, assuring in Ana Rosa Quintana’s show on Telecinco that “He completely denies these accusations.”
The Nazarene city councilman has been Salazar’s main supporter for 39 years, now publicly vilified by the leadership of Ferraz, who was one of its most distinguished plumbers. Pilar Alegria He considered the comments made in the media following these complaints to be “vomiting”. Maria Jesus Monterogeneral secretary of the PSOE in Andalusia, supported these criticisms. Internally, the Socialist Party assumes “not having been up to the task” for not having listened to, cared for or protected the women who had warned against this alleged sexist and misogynistic behavior.
The behaviors that appear in the complaints are “disgusting, intolerable and incompatible with the values of the Socialist Party”, they said in an internal statement. They already cost him a promotion just after the fall of Santos Cerdán (he was aiming for number 3 in the team after the revolution due to the Organization Secretary’s entry into prison). The former activist now also faces possible problems with the justice system if victims file complaints with the public prosecutor’s office while feeling powerless against the PSOE.
“These are anonymous complaints”
Francisco Toscano emphasizes that until now “these are anonymous complaints. They fall within their legitimate rights. We are faced with a situation of so-called anonymous victims who must be respected, because if the facts are true they are very serious. When they stop being anonymous and we can know the circumstances, we will be able to speak to the court and the proper measure of everything will be taken. »
He points out that Salazar, with whom he speaks “from time to time”, “He is not recognized in these charges of alleged sexual harassment.” The historic mayor of Dos Hermanas does not put his hand in the fire “for anyone, but I can say that, as far as I know him, it is very difficult for me to think that this is true. “I have been in Moncloa, in the Party, and many colleagues say that these behaviors have never been seen in this man”.
Precisely, the former Nazarene advisor is in the crosshairs of the UCO (Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard)was the subject of an investigation for alleged administrative prevarication by placing Paco Salazar at City Hall without him working for the Consistory, but for Ferraz. A fact that the opposition denounced.
Two sisters are kilometer zero of “sanchism”, where it was born during that famous gathering organized at the Hippodrome of Seville, by Francisco Toscano, always in confrontation with the former leader of Andalusian socialism, Susana Díaz. From the Nazarene lands metaphorically left the Peugeot with which Santos Cerdán, José Luis Ábalos and Pedro Sánchez traveled across Spain.
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