The Parliament of the Canary Islands held this Monday the constitutive session of the Commission of Investigation to analyze the political responsibilities inherent to the management of the contracting by the Canary Islands Health Service of the Government of the Canary Islands of the sanitary material to face the effects of the coronavirus.
In this initial meeting, the deputy of the Mixed Group Raúl Acosta (AHI) was elected president of the commission; Gustavo Santana Martell (PSOE) as vice president, and the spokesperson of the Popular Parliamentary Group, Luz Reverón, as secretary.
The three positions obtained 15 votes in favor of those finally designated, one blank vote and one vote for the deputy of VOX Paula Jover, in the three votes.
The president of the Investigation Commission, Raúl Acosta, announced that a deadline will be given until next Monday, May 27, for the political groups to present a reasoned list of people proposed for their appearance, without prior limit, as well as a list of the required documentation. With this information, a work plan will be proposed that will last a maximum of ten months, since the initial term is six months, although extendable for four more months.
Raúl Acosta acknowledged that it is likely that this commission will have to hold some sessions in the afternoon, due to the difficulties in fitting its meetings into the existing calendar. Currently there are 21 commissions constituted in the Parliament of the Canary Islands, apart from the presentations, control boards, plenary sessions, tables and boards of spokespersons.
The president of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, Astrid Pérez, agreed with Raúl Acosta in the desire that this Investigation Commission "develop in a calm tone and away from the political tension that is suffered in other institutions of the country". The president stressed that "his objective is to seek the truth, to know what happened and to resolve possible political responsibilities, without replacing the work of justice."
