{"id":138000,"date":"2025-11-18T10:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/sin-categorizar\/president-and-vice-president-of-the-almeria-provincial-council-arrested-by-uco-for-irregular-contracts\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:33:25","slug":"president-and-vice-president-of-the-almeria-provincial-council-arrested-by-uco-for-irregular-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/president-and-vice-president-of-the-almeria-provincial-council-arrested-by-uco-for-irregular-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"President and vice-president of the Almeria Provincial Council arrested by UCO for irregular contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"&#13;\n<p>The Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard has arrested Tuesday the <strong>president of the Diputaci\u00f3n de Almer\u00eda, Javier A. Garc\u00eda (PP)<\/strong>; the <strong>vice president, Fernando Gim\u00e9nez (PP)<\/strong>; and the <strong>mayor of Fines, Rodrigo S\u00e1nchez (PP)<\/strong>, in an operation that has surprised the entire province. The arrests were made early this morning and the agents plan to carry out <strong>searches in several homes<\/strong>, according to sources close to the case told <em>EFE<\/em>. <\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>Although the specific crimes behind the arrests have not yet been detailed, the operation takes place in the midst of the progress of the investigation known as the <strong>&#8216;Mascarillas&#8217; case,<\/strong> which examines alleged illegal commissions in public contracts awarded during the pandemic.<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The &#8216;Mascarillas&#8217; case, the backdrop<\/strong><\/h2>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>The vice-president Fernando Gim\u00e9nez and the mayor Rodrigo S\u00e1nchez were already <strong>under judicial investigation<\/strong> for this case, which analyzes contracts for the supply of sanitary material processed by the Diputaci\u00f3n in the most critical months of the covid. At the center of the case is a file valued at <strong>2.03 million euros<\/strong>. <\/p>&#13;\n<ul>&#13;\n<li>&#13;\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/koldo-garcia-desafia-a-la-comision-de-investigacion-sobre-el-caso-mascarillas-todos-ustedes-me-van-a-llamar-cuando-me-declaren-inocente\/?swcfpc=1\">Koldo Garc\u00eda desaf\u00eda a la comisi\u00f3n de investigaci\u00f3n sobre el caso mascarillas: \u00ab\u00bfTodos ustedes me van a llamar cuando me declaren inocente?\u00bb<\/a><\/h5>&#13;\n<\/li>&#13;\n<\/ul>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>At the beginning of this month, the PSOE -which exercises the popular accusation- requested that the provincial president, Javier A. Garc\u00eda, be called to testify, alleging new contradictions: the party pointed out <strong>&#8220;the lack of concordance between the statements of witnesses and those investigated&#8221;<\/strong> and relied on recent data provided by the UCO in an attestation of April 25.<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What the PSOE demanded clarification<\/strong><\/h2>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>The Socialists demanded that Garc\u00eda explain <strong>when, how and from whom<\/strong> he had knowledge of the negotiations and awards under investigation, considering him ultimately responsible for the signing of the contract under suspicion. The aim was to determine whether there were indications of <strong>prevarication, bribery, influence peddling, embezzlement, fraud, illegal exactions or prohibited negotiations<\/strong>. <\/p>&#13;\n<ul>&#13;\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">&#13;\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/el-lunes-arranca-la-comision-de-investigacion-por-el-caso-mascarillas-fake-salvador-illa-el-primer-citado\/?swcfpc=1\">El lunes arranca la comisi\u00f3n de investigaci\u00f3n por el caso mascarillas \u2018fake\u2019: Salvador Illa el primer citado<\/a><\/h5>&#13;\n<\/li>&#13;\n<\/ul>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>In addition, the PSOE asked the council to provide the <strong>list of advisors<\/strong> to the president between March 2020 and March 2022, detailing functions and assignment. It also requested to identify the members assigned to the area of the then deputy \u00d3scar Liria and the current vice president Fernando Gim\u00e9nez, both investigated. <\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A chat that fueled suspicions<\/strong><\/h2>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>Among the documentation mentioned by the socialists were messages belonging to a messaging group called <strong>&#8220;Naranjito&#8221;,<\/strong> in which, according to the record, Javier A. Garc\u00eda, \u00d3scar Liria and Fernando Gim\u00e9nez would have participated. One of these messages is literally included in the statement, in which Garc\u00eda writes: <em>&#8220;\u00d3scar, you&#8217;ve made a mess with the masks (&#8230;) shut up!<\/em> <\/p>&#13;\n<ul>&#13;\n<li>&#13;\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/el-parlament-balear-crea-una-comision-de-investigacion-sobre-el-caso-mascarillas-fake\/?swcfpc=1\">El Parlament balear crea una comisi\u00f3n de investigaci\u00f3n sobre el caso mascarillas \u2018fake\u2019<\/a><\/h5>&#13;\n<\/li>&#13;\n<\/ul>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>For the PSOE, this exchange <strong>&#8220;shows a direct knowledge of the facts&#8221;<\/strong> and justified the full incorporation of the chat to the case. In this context, the arrest of the president and the provincial vice-president acquires an even more relevant political and judicial dimension. <\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Searches, arrests and a case in full swing<\/strong><\/h2>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>During the morning, the UCO plans to continue with the searches while it is being clarified whether the arrests are directly linked to the &#8216;Mascarillas&#8217; case or to other lines of investigation. For now, the authorities have not detailed the specific facts attributed to each of the detainees. <\/p>&#13;\n<ul>&#13;\n<li>&#13;\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/el-juez-rechaza-la-personacion-del-govern-en-el-caso-mascarillas-fake-porque-no-existe-el-perjuicio-contra-la-administracion-publica\/?swcfpc=1\">El juez rechaza la personaci\u00f3n del Govern en el caso mascarillas \u2018fake\u2019 porque no existe el perjuicio contra la administraci\u00f3n p\u00fablica<\/a><\/h5>&#13;\n<\/li>&#13;\n<\/ul>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>What is confirmed by the sources consulted is that the arrests took place at a key moment, when the judicial investigation was moving towards new proceedings and with the pressure of the popular accusation asking for the extension of responsibilities.<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A crisis with immediate political impact<\/strong><\/h2>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>The arrests fully affect the leadership of the Popular Party in Almeria: Javier A. 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