Síndic de Greuges closes three files requested by Cs after verifying that "they had no basis or justification"

The Síndic de Greuges of the Generalitat Valenciana has decreed the closure of three files initiated after three complaints presented to this body by the spokesman for the municipal group Ciudadanos, Juan Balasegui. This has been transferred this morning in the course of the Local Government Board (JGL), in which these resolutions have been reported.

The Sindic considers in his resolutions that Benidorm City Council has already provided the information that had been required and that, therefore, "Ciudadanos' complaints have no basis, justification or foundation" explained the spokesperson for the local government, Lourdes Caselles .

The first of the resolutions, on a file initiated in January of last year, referred to alleged breaches of the Valencian Law 12/2018 on institutional advertising. In this regard, the Síndic had asked the City Council to send him a report stating whether he accepted the considerations made by the body itself. Once the municipal report had been sent, the Síndic notified on January 7, the closure of the investigations "since the City Council had accepted the resolution issued last May by the Generalitat's own body" Caselles recalled.

That same day the second resolution also arrived, regarding the debt that the Aiser company maintains with the City Council. In this case, the Síndic de Greuges proceeds to close the file upon verifying that the Consistory "has already provided the information on said payment", as reflected in the aforementioned resolution.

“The political groups have all the technicians at their disposal to respond to any file or question. They had already been invited in informative commissions to go to the Contracting Department, but they decided to go to the Ombudsman, who has closed the file” explained the government spokesperson.
Finally, the third resolution, dated January 12 of this year, refers to the request of the Cs spokesperson for information on weekly analyzes to control the presence of Covid 19 in wastewater. At this point, the Síndic has determined the closure of the file with a similar argument "since the Benidorm City Council has provided the information on the weekly analytics".

According to Caselles, the body's resolutions show that "Ciudadanos group misuses complaints and uses this body for what it is not. As it has been shown with the closure of the files, the City Council has complied and has provided timely information to everything they ask.

The councillor has concluded by reiterating that the Sindic has verified that Ciudadanos group "presents its complaints without foundation, justification or reasoning" and has reminded them that "this government does provide timely information because it has the doors of offices and technicians open to any query."