The Prime Minister is Pedro Sanchez “Error” in the Salazar case “in the first person” He realizes there is “discomfort” about it. In an informal conversation with reporters at the Congress Constitution Gala, he stressed that the mistakes in managing the case were not intentional, but that there should be more staff to take care of the victims. In any case, in response to the voices demanding that the matter be referred to the Public Prosecution, he said that this decision belongs to the complainants.
he The feminist sector in the Socialist Workers Party She criticized the management of this case and demanded that it be tried as soon as possible. Various party leaders decried that five months have passed since numerous workers’ complaints about alleged sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior by the former top official in Moncloa surfaced, a time in which The complainants did not receive a response By the party. Indeed, complaints disappeared from the internal channel for a while, which the administration attributes to a specific “failure.”
Sanchez said he had “never seen” Salazar’s behavior like that Discover complaints from the press. Regarding this measure, he claimed that the PSOE launched an anti-harassment protocol in May and acted on it in July when the Salazar case became known. Hence he defends that the responsible body acts independently and that the party He has no ability to influence or interfere with the process. He also expressed his regret at the “speed” of dealing with the two complainants, despite his insistence that the Anti-Harassment Committee still has time to prepare the report, as the protocol specifies six months for that.
But regarding the party’s feminist voices demanding that the case be referred to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Sanchez asserts that “The legislation is clear” and that the complainants should be the ones to decide on this matter. “This is not possible from a legal standpoint,” he stressed, stressing that they are the ones who must bring the matter to justice, while the party can provide them with support and assistance. At this point, he requested that the Anti-Harassment Committee be allowed to operate so that it could do its work without “interference.”
“I assume the error personally. It is not an intentional error.”Sanchez confirmed, referring to the delay in the operation. He insisted on several arguments: he was not aware of the complaint until it was published on the elDiario.es website, there was no desire to hide it, and although the concerned body arrived on time, he admits that it arrived late.
At this point, he took the opportunity to attack the People’s Party, which he warned would not accept lessons from a party that did not do even 10% in these cases of what the Socialist Workers Party does. He claimed that when there were instances of harassment and corruption, he showed “strength” and “zero complicity.” He said, “I understand that more is required of the Socialist Workers Party, but these parties must do more.”
He also wanted to make it clear that after the outbreak of the case he did not have it “No connection” with Salazar. Moreover, he emphasized that the victims’ testimonies were credible from the beginning and that “there was absolutely no doubt” about them. This is evident, according to the president, in the dismissal of Salazar immediately upon learning of the harassment issues.
He did not want to blame the organization or the Equality Secretariat Directed by Rebecca Toro and Pilar Bernabé respectively. “The main responsibility lies with me,” he said. Regarding the lack of staff to deal with the issue, he said that the Socialist Workers Party was addressing the issues requested by the National Court to prove that there was no illegal financing.