Sumar’s second vice president and leader in government, Yolanda Díaz, said Monday that she acted forcefully with Íñigo Errejón as soon as she learned of his behavior and would have done so sooner if she had known he was an alleged “sex offender”. “If I had known, when drawing up the lists, that Iñigo Errejón was an alleged sexual assaulter, there was no way I would have been able to be part of a public representation space. It is clear that he should not have been a deputy or a spokesperson, but we have this information this week,” he said at a congressional press conference.
“Believe me, if I had known about such serious events, I would have acted in exactly the same way as this week, with the same force,” he declared during the first press conference that he gave after Errejón’s resignation last Thursday. A resignation which, according to her account, was forced by Díaz herself when the former spokesperson admitted the facts. “I requested the certification of deputy and the immediate cessation of organic responsibilities,” he declared.
Díaz reviewed the events of the past few hours. “At the end of the day I was informed of a very serious complaint against Íñigo Errejón that journalist Cristina Fallarás published on her networks. Seriousness demanded that we investigate immediately. They also know that on Wednesday I moved to Faro. That same afternoon he put me in contact with Errejón. I had one of the most difficult conversations of my life. “He recognized sexist and demeaning attitudes towards women,” she said.
“I know this situation has a cost and breaks the trust of many people. I know that immediately seeking eviction was going to be a crisis. I assure you something. I would do it a thousand times. Between impunity and any political crisis, I will always choose the second. Whatever the cost and whoever falls, falls,” the second vice president said.
