The Town Clerk from Bigastro, Antonio Saseta, and two municipal workers appeared as witnesses in court yesterday to clarify the alleged crime of embezzlement against the former mayor, José Joaquín Moya.
The Town Clerk said that authorisation was never given, either in writing or orally, to use municipal vehicles inside or outside of working hours for private purposes. He explained that there was no official parking space for these vehicles at that time and added that any permission to use the vehicles must have been given orally by Moya.
The judge, Carlos San Martín, has now ordered that information should be collected regarding the contracts awarded between 2004 and 2008 to Manuel Nortes and José Almarcha. They allegedly gave the former mayor of Bigastro a Volkswagen Touareg as payment for receiving contracts from the town.
In his statement to the Guardia Civil, Moya acknowledged receiving this “gift” and said that it was “a mistake”. He claims that the vehicle was sold within months of it being purchased.
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