Continue live THE appearance of Rebeca Torróorganizational secretary of the PSOE, in front of the media, where she will address the complaints of harassment against the former socialist leader Paco Salazar five months after the affair began.
11:16 a.m.
Two women from the federal executive of the PSOE complained about the “sloppy” behavior of Javier Izquierdo
At least two women who were part of Pedro Sánchez’s federal executive have complained to some colleagues about Javier Izquierdo’s “sloppy behavior.” The Secretary of Strategy and Electoral Action chosen by Sánchez was forced to resign this Thursday evening after ABC revealed a few hours earlier that there was a member of the management appointed by the victims and after learning, thanks to messages received by this newspaper, that the person appointed was him. Joan Guirado reports.
11:06 a.m.
The number two of the Galician PSOE tried to convince a victim not to denounce the socialist leader of Lugo
The number two of the Socialist Party of Galicia (PSdeG) Lara Méndez tried to convince one of the complainants of the mayor of Monforte de Lemos, former secretary general of the PSOE of Lugo and president of the Provincial Council, José Tomé, not to do so. As confirmed by ABC, the regional leader’s right-hand man, José Ramón Gómez-Besteiro, “met with the victim” a few weeks ago to “make him renounce” his intentions to make the matter public, as ultimately happened. Joan Guirado reports.
10:20 a.m.
Management of harassment complaints
Last week, the federal leadership of the PSOE already convened an emergency telematic meeting with the regional secretaries of Equality. A tense meeting during which several leaders expressed their criticism of the handling of harassment complaints against socialist officials.
In the appeal sent to those responsible for Equality, they highlight “political news” as the only point to be discussed, without expressly referring to the cases of Salazar and the former president of the Provincial Council of Lugo, José Tomé, who appeared this week.
10:20 a.m.
First press conference, at 11:30 a.m.
Before, at 11:30 a.m., Torró will offer a press conference at the same national headquarters, his first public intervention after the outbreak of this crisis, during which he will make public the report prepared on the complaints against Salazar, according to socialist sources.
This report was prepared by the Anti-Harassment Office of the PSOE, which last July received two anonymous complaints against Pedro Sánchez’s advisor in La Moncloa and a member of the Socialist Federal Executive.
10:19 a.m.
Torró presents the report on Salazar this Friday
Hello, the organizing secretary of the PSOE, Rebeca Torró, will present this Friday, December 12, the report on the complaints of harassment against the former socialist leader Francisco Salazar. In addition, together with the Secretary of Equality, Pilar Bernabé, he summoned all those responsible for this sector to a meeting in person at the party headquarters on Ferraz Street.
According to the appeal sent this Thursday, the management summons the regional secretaries of Equality as well as the spokespersons of the branch and of the State Pact against Gender Violence to the Congress, the Senate and in the socialist delegation to the European Parliament. Also invited to the meeting, which will begin at 4 p.m., are the socialist spokespersons for equality and gender violence of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), as well as the secretary for equality of Socialist Youth.
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