Post by account_disabled on Mar 5, 2024 6:00:09 GMT -3
Esperanza-Aguirre-PP Esperanza Aguirre in a file image. Carlos Barra Galan CARLOS The news recently appeared in several media outlets reporting that the Madrid Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has presented a letter addressed to the Head of the Investigative Court No. 53 of Madrid requesting the indictment of Ms. Esperanza Aguirre (one more) for the alleged commission of crimes of prevarication and embezzlement for the illegal reduction of 135 beds in the new Puerta de Hierro hospital that was going to be inaugurated does not cause any surprise to those of us who for almost two decades have been denouncing the dangers of the savage health privatization process initiated in . In the case before us today, the allegedly criminal action has involved an improper payment of more than 10 million euros to the concessionaire company. As an active Madrid health professional at the time, I was certain that the absolute lack of planning, the opacity of the processes and the firm will of the governments chaired by Ms.
Aguirre to create disaffection towards the public would lead without any doubt to two scenarios, on the one hand, a continuous but constant dismantling of public health centers and on the other, the appearance of large private health monopolies or oligopolies that Australia Phone Number would receive large amounts of public money. Another very serious issue was easy to intuit, given the arrogance and feeling of impunity that surrounded all the political action of the successive governments of the Popular Party; The possibility of repeated irregular practices, violation of public sector contracting standards and actions within the framework of corruption were very high. All of this was foreseeable, but unfortunately the unbearable stench of a way of doing politics that seriously weakened the democratic health in our Community did not seem to concern certain social sectors.
Two decades have passed, in that long period the worst predictions that I could have unfortunately came true: Púnica, Lezo, Canal de Isabel II, irregular financing of the Popular Party, electoral crime, 1% clause, dismantling of Public Health with the Primary Care in the ICU at the current time, waste of public money including hospital-warehouse (Zendal), and private healthcare giants created with huge amounts of public money with non-transparent mechanisms. Certainly the Courts of Justice must be allowed to act calmly and rigorously, facilitating their work to obtain more than enough evidence or indications to be able to act against people or institutions, but if I may and from my respect for the fundamental right to presumption of innocence of any citizen, some of us believe it is necessary for society to visualize that those most responsible for actions that have entailed very serious damage to society as a whole and that have been carried out while holding positions of maximum power do not walk away scot-free and appear before Justice. The enormous severity of the pandemic that we are gradually overcoming today forced the provision of enormous amounts of money from the State to face the health emergency.
Aguirre to create disaffection towards the public would lead without any doubt to two scenarios, on the one hand, a continuous but constant dismantling of public health centers and on the other, the appearance of large private health monopolies or oligopolies that Australia Phone Number would receive large amounts of public money. Another very serious issue was easy to intuit, given the arrogance and feeling of impunity that surrounded all the political action of the successive governments of the Popular Party; The possibility of repeated irregular practices, violation of public sector contracting standards and actions within the framework of corruption were very high. All of this was foreseeable, but unfortunately the unbearable stench of a way of doing politics that seriously weakened the democratic health in our Community did not seem to concern certain social sectors.
Two decades have passed, in that long period the worst predictions that I could have unfortunately came true: Púnica, Lezo, Canal de Isabel II, irregular financing of the Popular Party, electoral crime, 1% clause, dismantling of Public Health with the Primary Care in the ICU at the current time, waste of public money including hospital-warehouse (Zendal), and private healthcare giants created with huge amounts of public money with non-transparent mechanisms. Certainly the Courts of Justice must be allowed to act calmly and rigorously, facilitating their work to obtain more than enough evidence or indications to be able to act against people or institutions, but if I may and from my respect for the fundamental right to presumption of innocence of any citizen, some of us believe it is necessary for society to visualize that those most responsible for actions that have entailed very serious damage to society as a whole and that have been carried out while holding positions of maximum power do not walk away scot-free and appear before Justice. The enormous severity of the pandemic that we are gradually overcoming today forced the provision of enormous amounts of money from the State to face the health emergency.