The Court of Valencia has acquitted the former President of the Provincial Council and the PP of the Province of Valencia, Alfonso Rus, and Marcos Benavent, the so-called Yonki, of money in the case of the allocation of a telephone service center (call center). , which It was investigated for alleged irregularities in the granting and provision of this service. In addition to Rus and Benavent, the court acquitted the other five defendants, including Benavent’s father-in-law, of influence peddling, subterfuge, embezzlement, fraud, forgery and money laundering. The investigation was part of the macro case related to Operation Taula on suspicion of a network to award contracts in exchange for illegal commissions.
The verdict refutes all of the prosecutor’s allegations. He claims that “it is not proven that the members of the procurement committee were forced to decide on the successful tenderer and that they were not put under any pressure in this regard by any other person.” It also states: ” It is not proven that the defendant Alfonso Rus was involved in the bidding phase of the contract and the subsequent award.” “It has been proven that the initiative of the Administrative Commission was decided in a plenary session of the Provincial Council of Valencia.” He points to the embezzlement of public funds “The amount mentioned by the public prosecutor’s office can hardly be viewed as embezzlement of public funds, since their accusation is based on a belief that we have already declared unproven, namely contract manipulation.”
Based on the theory that Benavent’s father-in-law, businessman Mariano López, received a “bribe” for favoring the selected company, the resolution states that “it has not been proven” that this businessman was involved before the contract was tendered knew who it was awarded to and that the amounts he received had “no justification.” “On the contrary, it is proven that a professional relationship began at the same time as the start of the implementation of the contact center,” says the ruling, which adds that there were “specific meetings with the employees” of the winning company and collected information, to submit reports later.
During the trial, Alfonso Rus denied any responsibility for the verdict and attributed the case to “revenge.” He denied having any influence on the creation of the specifications. “No, the technicians do that and no one else,” he replied. “I haven’t spoken to Salvado Deusa either. [el funcionario acusado]. “That wasn’t my mission,” he emphasized. He also denied having discussed the contract with Benavent and knowing those responsible for the successful bidder.
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