The secretary general of Foro Asturias and deputy of the Mixto Group, Adrián Pumares, has stated this Thursday that the Legal Services of the General Assembly of the Principality of Asturias have confirmed that the actions of the adviser of the Asturian Government, Ovidio Zapico, in the last plenary session were not only “immoral” and “shameful,” but also that they are “illegal.”
The events date back to the plenary session last Tuesday, when Ovidio Zapico decided to leave the plenary chamber after announcing that he was indefinitely suspending his presence in parliamentary control sessions, conditioning his return on the opposition groups unlocking the processing of a rule on housing.
According to Pumares, that conduct amounts to a direct attack “against the regulations against the Constitution, against the Rules of this Chamber and against the Statute of Autonomy.”
The Foro leader has launched a sharp attack against the adviser’s “performance” when leaving the hemicycle, arguing that his true intention was “to prevent discussion of IU’s disastrous management in housing matters.” He has stressed that this is a point which, he said, is supported by the Audit Office itself, which defines that management as “a disaster” and Zapico’s department as “an absolute mess.”
The parliamentarian has shown particular displeasure at the lack of reaction from the president of the Asturian Government, Adrián Barbón, emphasizing that “since Tuesday he has said absolutely nothing to censure the conduct of his adviser.”
Pumares has insisted on criticizing the silence of the head of the regional executive in the face of what he considers a “blatant breach” of the rules, underlining that “it is a genuine disgrace and something regrettable” that Barbón, “so active on Twitter and on other occasions,” has not had even a single second to censure the shameful, regrettable and illegal conduct of his adviser.
Finally, the Foro Asturias representative has demanded that the Chamber make a clear statement on what happened, warning that “it cannot remain silent.”