PSD Gaia asks to cancel political “due consequences”

SDP/Gaya considered on Tuesday that Operation Babylon, which led to the arrest and preventive detention of Gaia’s deputy mayor, would cause “irreparable damage” to the reputation of that municipality, demanded “proper political consequences.”

“The facts presented by the prosecutor’s office are very serious and will certainly cause irreparable damage to the image of the municipality and a serious blow to the reputation of the city council, which the SDP deeply regrets,” the party said on Tuesday in a statement sent to the editor.

According to the PSD Council of Vila Nova de Gaia, regardless of the criminal liability that may be established in the framework of Operation Babylon, carried out by the Judicial Police (PJ), in the current circumstances, the determination of the policy of responsibility of persons holding positions is at stake. to which they were elected.

“Like what should happen in the government of the republic, political responsibility for the actions of municipal political agents must also be accepted, because guilt cannot always die alone,” he stressed.

PS operates the Vila Nova de Gaia chamber in the Porto area.

In the document, the SDP stressed that while there is still no condemnation or accusation, the elect cannot and should not “persistently be suspected or spend time in the media spinning out in explanations, never drawing proper attention from the facts.” consequences”.

According to the advice of the PSD Gaia, the Portuguese in general and the Gaienses in particular have the right to look at the institutions that govern them and that make decisions in their daily lives with confidence, “absolutely free from suspicion, fear or denial. “.

However, he added: “Citizens, unfortunately, have faced a swamp of public degradation and discrediting of politicians and political agents.”

According to the PSD, the prime minister, ministers, mayors, councillors, or holders of public office are currently incapable of performing their political duties.

Vila Nova de Gaia’s deputy mayor, Patrosinio Azevedo, has been taken into custody as part of Operation Babylon, Porto’s criminal court said on Friday.

This core process of Operation Babylon focuses on “violating the rules and regulations of city licensing processes in favor of promoters associated with projects of high density and scale, involving real estate interests in the order of 300 million euros, by offering and accepting monetary rewards. compensation.”

Despite being in custody, Patrosinio Azevedo did not relinquish his mandate.

Gaia Mayor Eduardo Vitor Rodriguez announced on Monday at a meeting of the municipal executive that the vice presidency will now be provided by Councilor Marina Mendez, responsible for the areas of education and social action.

However, the PSD hopes that, given the circumstances, namely the preventive detention, Patrosinio Azevedo will resign from his mandate “in the name of political responsibility”.

“Even knowing that the mandate is personal, in case this does not happen [renuncia ao mandato]what is allowed only as a mere hypothesis, then the mayor and PS will have to draw the necessary political conclusions and act accordingly,” he concluded.