Juan Carlos Fernandez, until now mayor responsible for the municipal services sector of Ribadavia, presented his resignation from his duties after being arrested – and later released, although under investigation – for an alleged offence of gender-based violence against his partner.
Likewise, the former Ribadavian advisor will leave the Popular Partyformation to which he belongs. At this point, the provincial PP assured that the ex-edil understood that it was “the best decision to not harm the image of the municipality and the municipal government itself, given the judicial situation in which he finds himself.” In addition, Fernández hopes to “prove his innocence.”
Of all the above, the investigator reported to the current mayor of Ribadavia, César Fernández, who heads the City Hall, as indicated Europe Press, with a majority of seven out of 12 councillors.
The former “popular” city councilor You can’t get close to your partner within 300 meters. He also cannot communicate with her.
Loss in the game
The provincial formation assures that the adviser understands so far that it is about “the best decision to avoid damaging the image of the town hall and the municipal government itself, given the judicial situation in which it finds itself.
For the same reasons, the provincial PP of Ourense reports that Fernandez will present his request to leave the Popular Party, stating that “he wishes to have all the freedom necessary to face this situation and prove his innocence, with the greatest collaboration with justice.”
Party sources consulted by Europe Press confirmed that will enter as aedilereplacing the councilor, the deputy who was number 8 in the candidacy with which the popular presented themselves in the city of Orense in the last municipal elections: Regina Bahamonde Garcia.
