The mayor of Sant Josep (Ibiza) has been arrested for an alleged case of urban corruption

The Town Hall of Sant Josep de sa Talaia (Ibiza) remains in vilo. Early Tuesday morning, the Civil Guard began a search of the Urbanism offices, in addition to other parts of the island, in which the acting mayor and also councilor of this department, the socialist Ángel Luis Guerrero, was arrested.. The cause of this operation, which at the moment points to the Consistory, has not yet been disclosed. Neither the exact number of arrested, but among them is a lawyer from the local Administration and another private lawyer. The forecast is that this Thursday the councilor will go to court.

“We fully trust our colleague Ángel Luis Guerrero and the officials of this house because we know that they work hard to make things work,” said the first deputy mayor, Pilar Ribas, one day after the arrest.. The night before, the mayor spent it in the barracks of the Benemérita de Sant Antoni. The agents continue in the investigation of proceedings, since the operation is under judicial secrecy and in charge of the Investigating Court number 3 of Ibiza.

In response to the media, he acknowledged that they are waiting to hear the latest news on the case. He also defended the work of the Urban Planning department, with actions under his mandate such as the demolition of the illegal constructions of Casa Lola. “We will not answer any more questions, at least until we have more information,” he concluded, while wishing that everything “be fixed as soon as possible” so that “the legislature ends accordingly.”.

Under summary secrecy

When the police authorities arrived at the municipal offices, they evacuated from the facilities the officials and citizens who were inside, preventing anyone outside the operation from entering.. Throughout Tuesday morning, the mayor and other Urban Planning officials remained inside.. They collaborated with the requests of the agents, who downloaded files in the registry that they apparently carried out together with a judicial secretary.

The councilor's defense, lawyer José María Costa, assured then that he had not seen any file related to the “legal classification” of the crimes that his client is accused of.. Although he was present at the searches, he said he did not know what the Civil Guard was looking for. “They search and do not say, it is normal and I respect it as an investigation”, was his conclusion.