Former Vice-President of the Generalitat Mónica Oltra has appealed the extension of the investigation to the Investigative Court No. 15 of Valencia, which is investigating the management of her department in the case of the abuse of a minor by her ex-husband 6 more months, as indicated by private prosecutions required. Oltra claims in her brief that the aim of the indictment, represented by former Vox founder Cristina Seguí, “is not in itself what is being investigated”, but the temporal aspect of the process itself, which, with its delay and media impact, justifies it purposes.” On appeal, the leader of Comproms is second-in-command a tweet from Seguí himself in which, after learning of the requested extension, she says: “Proud to have put an end to her political aspirations by removing these dangerous people from public life.”
The former vice president also argues that the process of filing for a preliminary investigation must be curtailed, otherwise the case could become a “general matter against a specific person,” and insists that this general matter pursues nothing other than the trial delay.
The judge’s request to extend the investigative period by a maximum of six months rules out the possibility of the Compromís leader being able to stand as a candidate in the regional elections, which are likely to coincide with the municipal elections on May 27 next year. Compromís approved last September a change to its constitution that allows it to win back its leader up to the last minute before the official presentation of the lists to the electoral board a few months later, depending on the day of the autonomous elections, the call for which falls to the President of the Generalitat , the socialist Ximo Puig.
In his appeal, he not only argues that the investigation should not be extended, but also points out that the time limit for the investigation has already expired and on 27 is not reasonable to agree on a further extension period.
In addition to Cristina Seguí, representing Gobierna-Te, leader of the far-right España 2000 party, José Luis Roberto, representing the abused minor, is also present in the case. Both were the protagonists of mutual accusations and allegations over the summer about the use of donations received by the victim of sexual abuse when they were minors, and clashed with the victim and those around him on social networks. The young woman went so far as to explain in an interview with Levante EMV that she was “left lying around” after Oltra was charged.
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