Galician PSOE leader admits he knew about sexual harassment accusations against Tomé since October but denied them

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José Ramón Gómez Besteiro, leader of the Galician PSOE, learned in October of the accusations of sexual harassment against José Tomé and asked him for explanations, which Tomé denied.

The official complaint against Tomé was filed this week, at which time the party requested his resignation from all his positions.

Silvia Fraga, Secretary for Equality of the PSdeG, resigned after criticizing the management of the file and the lack of consultation in the official press release.

José Tomé resigned from the presidency of the Provincial Council of Lugo and requested the provisional dismissal of the PSOE, but he will keep his file as deputy and will not be appointed.

The general secretary of the Galician socialists, José Ramón Gómez Besteiro, He admitted this Friday to having met in the month of October alleged case of harassment of which the former president of the Provincial Deputation of Lugo is accused, José Tomé, so you She demanded explanations, but he denied them.

After the meeting of the National Executive Commission, Besteiro indicated that He learned of the affair from “a third party”who was who told him about a “possible victim”who nevertheless He only made the decision to report this week, stood out.

SO, understands that they acted with “speed and force” from the moment the complaint was registered in the internal channel of the PSOE.

The First Vice President and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, the President of Government and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, and the Organizing Secretary of the PSOE, Rebeca Torró, during the meeting of the Federal Executive Commission (CEF) at the PSOE headquarters, on Ferraz Street.

“The party has not looked away” the socialist leader justified his intervention in front of the press, and insisted on the fact that Tomé had been invited to resign from all his functions, institutional and organic, precisely on the very day the complaint became known.

After Besteiro’s press conference, he presented his resignation of the Secretary for Equality of the PSdeG, Silvia Fraga, rcriticizing the management for not having consulted him in the first press release published by the party after the appearance of the complaints against Tomé,

This same Thursday, the Equality Commission of the PSdeG met, with Fraga at its head and in which the Organizing Secretary also participated, Lara Mendez, to address the management of the file and approve a manifesto in which they demand more internal guarantees against sexist behavior.

Tomé, who after being denounced for sexual harassment requested precautionary leave as a PSOE activisttoday made its rappointed to the post but without submitting his reportas demanded by the PSdeG and the BNG, the institution’s government partner, and without accepting the facts.

In the appearance during which he announced that he was leaving this position, he had already warned against intention to keep his seat and therefore become a non-attached MP, so that, if nothing changes, he will likely participate in the vote that will take place to choose his replacement at the head of the provincial body.

Their positioning could be decisive, given that the bipartisanship is only maintained by a single deputy difference compared to the Popular Party.

This Friday, Tomé formalized his resignation from position of president of the Provincial Council of Lugo by filing the corresponding document in the register of the provincial establishment.

The resignation of the presidency must be accepted by the plenary session of the Corporation, which will be held on Tuesday, December 30. There will be no extraordinary session to accelerate Tomé’s departure as requested by the BNG.