VOX has accused the PP of starting a “political hunt” after approving this Friday the Assembly Board —with the ‘yes’ of ‘popular’, PSOE and Más Madrid— the opening of a simplified process against the spokesperson of the formation, Rocío Monasterio, for the double vote in the Plenary on February 1.
From the party, in a statement, they have assured that the decision has been made “without allowing VOX to read the lawyers’ report” that supports the procedure. “The principles of the sanctioning procedure are not complied with,” maintains the Monastery formation. The spokesperson explained on her day that the double vote occurred by mistake when the seat next to hers turned on during a specific vote and not in the others of the day, so she tried to turn it off.
The Madrid Assembly has denied this and has assured that they had access yesterday to both documents presented at today’s Table and that, in addition, a small change in them was notified in the afternoon.
In the thread, they have linked this file with a “retaliation” by the popular people for raising “sensitive issues” with the regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso for the president such as illegal immigration, political spending and lack of transparency.
“We knew what we were exposing ourselves to by opening debates that others thought were closed, but we have not come to please them, but to represent the people of Madrid,” he added.
Vox has been the only one to vote against this proposal to open a sanctioning file. In the Assembly Table they have one deputy—Ignacio Arias—, the same number as PSOE and Más Madrid, while the absolute majority falls to the PP with four seats.
The president of the Economic Commission and doctor in Law, Mercedes Zarzalejo (PP), will be the deputy instructor of the case and will be in charge of preparing a report of the facts, the possible violation and the possible sanction.
After that, Monasterio will have five days – extendable – to present allegations. After that, the ‘popular’ will have another eight to verify if what was stated by the VOX spokesperson is true. If not, it would send a final report to the Board that would be voted on in the governing body of the Board and before which VOX could request a reconsideration, which should be resolved within a maximum period of 15 days.
The sanction proposed in the document presented to the Board by the president, Enrique Ossorio, suggests that there could be a suspension of rights and duties as a deputy for between 15 and 30 days. The events date back to the Plenary Session of February 1 when VOX had one less deputy and Rocío Monasterio allegedly voted twice, from the empty seat and from hers.