The Secretary General of the PSOE in the municipality of Torremolinos in Malaga, Antonio Navarro, has been reported for sexual harassment.
The complainant, a Socialist Workers Party activist, appears to have received sexual content messages, innuendos and non-consensual suggestions from Navarro, in an environment she describes as “Intimidation, insult and humiliation”according to local media.
PSOE investigates the facts
In this regard, as the Socialist Workers Party of Malaga indicated in a statement, the reported incidents are examined and investigated by the anti-harassment body appointed by the Federal Executive Committee of the Socialist Workers Party, “which operates with complete independence and with the required privacy.”
The Malaga Public Prosecutor’s Office has a complaint and, given the type of crime,… Specialization in violence against women.
PSOE noted in the statement that when district leadership learned of the complaint in Office of the Prosecutor for Gender Violence It transmitted the information to the Federal Executive Committee, “if its inclusion in the file is appropriate and if any action is appropriate to adopt.”
In any case, “if the Prosecutor General’s Office opens proceedings, this regional direction will submit a request to the Federal Executive Committee for the precautionary suspension of hostilities in accordance with our statute and regulations,” they added.
Finally, the Socialist Workers’ Party of Malaga expressed its “unwavering commitment to equality and its rights.” Absolute rejection of any harassment against women.