Complainant for harassment of senior PSOE official says they called her ‘connected’ and questioned her story

The woman who denounced the socialist Demetrio Pérez for harassment at work in the Provincial Council of Seville – as reported by EL ESPAÑOL – assures that the organizational secretary of the PSOE of Seville, Rafael Reciohe hinted, “Now that you’re hooked up, are you coming with this?”

This is indicated in the writings accompanying the complaint filed by this worker of the Provincial Delegation of Seville in which she also accuses Amparo Rubiales, who was honorary president of the Socialists. Sevilliansto cast doubt on his account of the harassment he claims to have suffered.

The complaint and other documents, to which EL ESPAÑOL had access, indicate that Recio asked the complainant: “Answer yes or no“Is it not true that you were hired because our colleague Juan Espadas asked us for a favor and not through a process based on merit and ability?”

Still according to the complainant’s account, “that’s how it developed This can be translated as “plus you’re connected, now you come with this?”.

The woman adds that she prefers not to comment on the way people are hired within the Seville Provincial Council. “I will avoid commenting on the processes you follow in deputation to fill freely designated positions,” the documents put forward by ABC indicate.

Juan Espadas

The complainant, in her account of the events, is also saddened by the mention of Juan Espadas, mayor of Seville and former secretary general of the PSOE of Andalusia.

“It also did not go unnoticed that you mentioned Juan Espadas as my “godfather”, reminding me that the one who watched over me no longer has the organic responsibilities he had before nor the strength to defend me.

“Since I met you on March 4, your only goal has been to protect your friend Demetrio from any price“, also accuses the woman.

The complainant also accuses Amparo Rubiales, honorary president of the PSOE of Seville and a prominent figure in the party. socialist feminism, which he claims to have questioned his account of alleged harassment on the part of Demetrio Pérez, coordinator of the presidency of the Provincial Council of Seville.

After this complaint, a commission was activated within the PSOE, says the woman, for which two meetings took place. In them, in addition to the promoter of the complaint, were present, always under the version of this woman, Amparo Rubiales and Rosario Andújar, who is mayor of Osuna and, in addition, member of the regional executive of the PSOE led by María Jesús Montero.

The first meeting took place in March. The second, in April, underlines the complainant in her letter. In the first, he also claims that Rubiales questioned what he said about Demetrius Pérez.

In fact, according to her account, the historical socialist only intervened once and it was to “question“the story of alleged workplace harassment.

From the PSOE they emphasize that there is a complaint for “insults and slander” against the worker who denounced Pérez and refused to evaluate the matter, According to various media, as reported by Canal Sur. This newspaper attempted to obtain the PSOE version, without success.