between the years 2001 and 2006in the municipality Catral they were built more than a thousand illegal homes. Twenty years after these events, the former mayor of the municipality was a socialist. Jose Manuel Rodriguez Lealsat on the bench of the Court for alleged urban excesses. The prosecution demands One year and six months in prison and another ten years’ disqualification for an ongoing charge of administrative denial. As a result of these facts, Valencian general He withdrew the powers of Urban Planning to the City Council. Rodriguez Leal is already out of politics as he lost the next election after the controversy.
Everything pointed out that the case could be closed with a settlement, given that the penalties could be significantly reduced due to the elapsed time. obvious delays this legal case has accumulated. But Rodriguez Leal He didn’t want any deal and declared himself not guilty from all charges. The hearing, which began this week in the Court’s Eleventh Chamber, moved to Elche, where the former councilor claimed was on the bench.a political issue“While the City Council was led by the Socialists, the Generalitat was in the hands of the People’s Party.
The former mayor acknowledged the existence of a large number of illegal dwellings, but assured that it was a problem. lack of opportunities and the City Council being overwhelmedHe came to warn the Generalitat what the situation was. According to his version, sanctions files were initiated from the company against criminals, but only had a secretary, an architect and ten police officers.
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Rodríguez Leal said Catral is not the only municipality where illegal housing has been erected, there are other towns where this has happened. Vega Baja as in the rest of Spain during unbridled growth. According to the prosecutor’s office, between 2001 and 2006, the City Council knowingly consented to the construction of more than 1,000 non-agricultural houses in Turkey, alleging a lack of agricultural activity. rustic undeveloped land. In this way, chalets were built with the license to build fences or work shelters.
The Public Ministry is evaluating this from the City Council. there was no will to restore urban legality, in some cases these licenses were conditional on Generalitat’s subsequent approval or disciplinary proceedings were initiated, resulting in fines. According to the indictment reached by this newspaper, the mayor There was no order to stop the works, no warning of the builders, no encouragement of any demolition..
The Valencia Institute of Cartography identified a total of 1,124 houses on undeveloped land in a population prior to this state. There was a census of 5,000 inhabitants. Therefore, on October 3, 2006, the Generalitat fully assumed competence in matters of urban discipline, suspending urban powers. They were then formed 292 houses with open files in Conselleriaplus others 462 in the process of starting.
The consumer association, which filed a criminal complaint with both the City Council and Generalitat, which ended in this process, is present as an accusation in this case. The hearing will continue on November 9 with the statements of the deputies. Nature Conservation Service (Seprona) Of the Civil Guards who will testify about their day’s investigations into urban illegalities. trial can be seen for punishment next 16 november