The PSOE renounces to pursue Paco Salazar before the public prosecutor for complaints of sexual harassment and limits itself to withdrawing its activism

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The PSOE decided not to bring the case of alleged sexual harassment of Paco Salazar to the public prosecutor’s office and limited itself to withdrawing its membership.

The organizing secretary of the PSOE, Rebeca Torró, acknowledged the failures in communication with the complainants and apologized to the women concerned.

The party considers that the events attributed to Salazar constitute a very serious offense and contrary to its code of ethics, but cannot expel him because he already resigned in November.

An information file was opened against Antonio Hernández, Salazar’s number two, to determine whether he was aware of the reported facts.

The PSOE renounces bringing to the prosecution the Salazar affair to investigate allegations of sexual harassment by the former socialist leader and is limited only to the withdrawal of his membership.

This was stated by the organizational secretary of the PSOE, Rebeca Torró, in her first appearance before the media, where she also recognized the “failures” of the party in its communication with the complainants.

“It should never have been like this. From the party we apologize to the women for not having given the necessary coverage. These are very serious accusations and incompatible with the PSOE,” he assured.

Torró also explained that Salazar’s behavior represents a “very serious infraction” of the party’s statutes and is “contrary” to the party’s ethical code.

Ferraz’s former official left the PSOE at the end of November and therefore cannot be excluded from the party.

THE Ferraz’s organic response was limited to reproducing the pattern observed in other recent cases – such as those that affected the former Secretary of the Organization. Santos Cerdan or the former minister Jose Luis Abalos–: the dismissal of the person concerned and his number two, Antonio Hernandez.

Regarding Hernández, Torró assured that the party had opened an “information file” to clarify whether it was aware of the facts of his right-hand man.

However, the Secretary of Organization denied that the PSOE wanted to cover up the scandal against the former socialist leader. “Neither I nor anyone from this organization attempted to conceal or cover up any matter. The PSOE acted forcefully a few hours after the information appeared in the media,” he assured.

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