Vox caused another fire attempt yesterday at Consell, which President Carlos Mazón shared with his PP. In the midst of a new black summer for sexist violence, Elisa Núñez, head of Justice and Home Affairs (a department in the hands of the far right), launched the Complaints and Aid Offices continuum yesterday. While the Valencian Community states to Victims of Gender-Based Violence that the three autonomous facilities (one in each state capital) are “reviewed” for continuity and, where appropriate, their powers to be expanded or reduced. Yesterday, Mazón circles denied that Núñez’s words questioned the continuity of this office network and insisted that “nothing will be removed”.
Since the launch of the project in 2019, these three offices have served approximately 4,000 women, of which approximately 2,400 are reporters. It is worth noting that those in Alicante and Castellón have only been in operation for a year.
Refuses a “definitive” answer
Núñez told the media that he still has not been able to give a “completely definitive and reliable answer” on this issue because the future of these offices is still being investigated and, he claims, their maintenance is linked to the allocated allocation. Your department’s use of regional budgets is a process that is about to begin.
“It’s still a hundred days since I was appointed to the House, and we are currently examining the different possibilities that lie above them,” he introduced.
The councillor noted that he immediately acknowledged that “it is true that among these proposals there is a possibility of being retained and his powers extended or reduced, but this is still under review”. it goes out, leaving its continuity in the air.
Núñez stated that she cannot confirm the future of these offices specializing in helping women who are victims of sexist violence, because they are currently preparing the Generalitat budget draft that they will request from the Ministry of Finance.
Other Justice sources also stated that it cannot be concluded from these words that it will be closed, but they did not make any commitment regarding its continuity. “It needs to be studied in depth to guarantee the best protection for crime victims,” the ministry said. However, Mazón’s circle argued that Núñez did not “question” the continuity of these offices despite these statements, and reminded that the powers over them belong to Susana Camarero’s Second Vice-President and the Department of Equality. Thus, they came to the conclusion that “nothing will be destroyed”.
Exactly this Tuesday, Consell appointed Belén Pulgar as the new general manager of Attention Victims of Crime, appointed by Vox. Yesterday, the Judge also pointed to this fact as the reason for the lack of definition regarding this network of offices to protect women victims of sexist violence, as Pulgar still does not recognize the ministry.
In any case, they highlighted the profile of the new general manager, who was the “supporter” of the first office for victims of crime in Spain; According to these sources, this is a “show” that “has no intention” to bring these events to an end. offices, although they declined to specify details of gender violence.
Bernabé won’t agree to “step back”
Following these statements, Núñez met with the socialist Pilar Bernabé, the Government delegate in the Valencian Community. Although the failure of these offices has yet to come to light, sources close to the meeting say Bernabé conveyed to the minister his intention to maintain “maximum coordination” between institutions on all issues related to sexist violence and will be “on alert”. so don’t “take a step back” in this fight.
Source: Informacion
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