In the cafeteria of the NH Hotel, behind the bar, away from the windows and the outside windows, covered by the central column, but not hidden from the view of journalists who were buying a bottle of water for 4.10 euros or from the militants who were drinking … Coffee at that time cost four euros. There, María Jesús Montero, Minister of Finance, Vice-President of the Government and Secretary General of the Andalusian Socialist Workers Party, He met the complainant of sexual harassment for a few moments To the Secretary General of the Socialists of Torremolinos.
It was a secret meeting, and if the Minister’s advisers had been asked in advance whether it would take place, they would have had no choice but to answer that question. “I don’t know,” he replied.. The conversation did not go further, but last Friday, Antonio Navarro, the socialist leader of Torremolinos who is being investigated by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, was arrested. Suspended from the struggle By feraz. Naturally, he maintains his records as a councilor in Torremolinos and a regional deputy. Socialist Workers Party sources say: “We can only ask him to hand it over, because it is personal and only he can resign.”
The Minister of Finance and Secretary General of the Andalusian Socialist Workers Party was in Malaga last Thursday. María Jesús Montero was responsible for closing the awards ceremony Andalusian Socialist and Democratic Foundation Chaired by Rafael Escorido.
Despite the controversy surrounding the sexual harassment scandal, Montero was not planning an invitation to answer questions, so the Andalusian Socialist Workers Party put them before the press. First to the Minister of CommunicationsFernando López, who spoke of a “guarantee” system that meant that the PSOE, despite being aware of the complaints, was not suspended from the struggle. But the media resonance of the case put an end to those guarantees.
The award ceremony was held in the basement rooms of the NH Hotel in Malaga. “He’s here”some party leaders warned when he was asked to speak about the sexual harassment complaint filed by a councilor from Torremolinos to his secretary general in this municipality, Antonio Navarro.
The journalists waited more than two hours for Montero to fulfill his commitment to come to them, which was not planned, and which was only agreed upon at the insistence of those present. inside the living room, The complainant was accompanied by a group of armed men and friends. He came knowing he would be stared at, but he wanted to make his position clear to his union’s general secretary.
For this reason, while the group of journalists was preparing for the “Kanutazo”, the complainant and the group that accompanied her were barely two meters away, waiting for the Minister, who was filled with affection from the struggle. Montero was kissed and entertained by her family. It is no secret that he is a reference for Andalusian activists, and that he enjoys a very good reputation among the old guard of the party.
However, before she left the long corridor connecting the awards ceremony hall to the basement hall where journalists were waiting, the complainant was given a signal.Waiting upstairs this way, the mayor of Torremolinos, who had supposedly been harassed by her boss, He went to the reception With a group of friends who accompanied her.
At the same time, Montero fulfilled his commitment to answer questions from the press, denied his party’s ties to Francisco Salazar and spoke of protecting victims of sexual violence. He pointed out that the Socialist Workers Party is the only party that has a committee for this, but he forgot to say that She was aware of the complaints against SalazarSo much so that she was accused of protecting him before publicly rejecting him.
The complainant then went to the cafeteria from the reception as the audience was leaving the event. Surrounded by her companions and attached to the bar, she waited for the minister to come up to the reception, then, clicking her heels, crossed the hotel to go to the place where she was. When Montero arrived, the complainant left discreetly This place is most hidden from view Behind the central column are, above all, the cameras, while the circle in which it was located remains unchanged. There the waiter delivered the water, took out the data phone, hit the hit and there were no witnesses left without the game card.