The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, has explained that Conrado Domínguez is no longer the general director of the Canarian Health Service (SCS) not because he has not managed the pandemic well or because he has been charged in the "Mascarillas case", but because of the statements he has made before the judge about something that is currently under seal and the consequences thereof.
In response to a question from the Canarian Coalition in Parliament about the evolution of that judicial investigation, which led to Domínguez's resignation a week ago, the president of the Canarian Government has rejected the creation of the commission of investigation requested by the nationalists, alleging that the Justice Department is already investigating the alleged fraud.
"I think what we have to do is focus on political activity and let the Justice Department clarify things", said Torres, who said that he has never used the courts to attack his political rival.
CC deputy Pablo Rodríguez insisted on demanding the creation of a commission of investigation in Parliament to determine political responsibilities "given the latest and serious events" regarding the "Mascarillas case", which "directly affects the management of the Government".
Rodríguez asked Torres why he did not dismiss Domínguez, since, in his opinion, "if there is a political responsibility, he should have dismissed him" and not wait for him to resign, as happened.
He clarified that he has asked two questions about the "mascarillas case" and his colleague José Alberto Díaz Estébanez has raised appearances and questions in committee and in plenary on this matter.
The nationalist pointed out that his party has allowed the Justice Department to work "unlike others" who, according to Rodríguez, have used it to do "all kinds of politics" in the "most despicable way possible".
He also asked the president why minutes were not taken of the commission that was created as a result of the pandemic, when this body learned of the purchase of one million masks from a company without experience in the health sector and the fiasco that the operation entailed, and whether there are any other contracts with irregularities.
For his part, Torres has accused CC of wanting to make political use of the claim for a commission of investigation and has reproached the nationalist deputy Pablo Rodríguez that, although the question about the "Mascarillas case" was expected, it is "the first or second" that this party has asked him since May.
He has asked about the silence of all these months and why CC is questioning him about the "Mascarillas case" when "a political responsibility has been taken".
He assured that the Government has assumed "political responsibilities" since, he stressed, the director of the Canarian Health Service is no longer in his post.
In addition, he warned that if the person responsible for the purchase of the masks had been "the previous director of the SCS, the Minister of Health or the president" CC would have asked for his political crucifixion.
