The president of the Consell de Formentera, Llorenç Córdoba, reacted calmly on Tuesday to the complaint filed by the Ethics and Good Government Commission for an alleged crime of misappropriation of public funds. Cordoba, who is also a deputy, has accused the Commission of acting in bad faith, arguing that this complaint is part of a deliberate attempt to displace him from office. The complaint filed with the Public Prosecutor’s Office alleges that Cordoba had used a lawyer of the Consell for the preparation of allegations presented on October 17, a use that, according to the Commission, was made for personal purposes. The document in question requested the recusal of two of the five members of the Commission, as well as the suspension of the process until a new report was issued. The Commission has pointed out that the services of the Consell’s lawyers are intended solely for the legal defense of the institution, not of its individual members.
Cordoba denounces leaks and defends its performance
In his statements, Córdoba has expressed his annoyance at the leaking of the report, which, according to him, should have been presented in plenary before being disclosed. “It is one more move by those who seek to expel me,” he said, lamenting that these attacks no longer come only from political figures, but also from other actors who are not part of the institutional sphere. Córdoba insisted that his request to halt the drafting of the report was not heeded, and instead, the Commission opted to leak the document to the media. The complaint was advanced by Ràdio Illa Formentera, which reported that the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has already received the evidence, including metadata from the document that would prove its misuse. The Ethics Commission argues that Cordoba’s actions are a violation of the Code of Ethics, as the Consell’s legal services should not be used for personal purposes. The complaint remarks that “it would be contradictory” to allow the Consell’s lawyers to defend private interests, in a context in which they must watch over the institution.
