Two executives from Urbaser admitted before the Second Section of the Provincial Court of Las Palmas to the bribes and gifts given to public representatives in exchange for obtaining tenders for the company, as well as increasing the value of the payments. Both remain accused along with 14 other people in Operation Jable, the last piece of the Unión case to be judged.
This Wednesday, April 12, two senior Urbaser officials, Manuel de Andrés Martínez and Santiago Alonso Herrero, expressed their willingness to collaborate with Justice. Both are accused of an alleged crime of bribery for the possible alteration of public tenders, a crime they now acknowledge.
The trial of this plot has been delayed for nearly eight years since the investigation concluded and investigates the awarding of the Arrecife cleaning contract to the company Urbaser when Isabel Déniz was mayor of the municipality. As well as the awarding of the construction of the Argana pavilion to the company FCC.
According to the writings to which La Voz has had access, each of the directors has deposited the amount of 110,000 euros in the account of the Chamber as a fine. In addition, both Manuel de Andrés and Santiago Alonso have accepted having committed a crime of bribery and the remaining penalties, requested by the Public Prosecutor.
The hearing, for the moment, is scheduled for next Monday, April 17, pending the Provincial Court's decision on a brief presented by the defense of the former mayor of Arrecife in which she requests the postponement of the oral trial for health reasons, as this newspaper reported.
The following will be in the dock: the former mayor of Arrecife Isabel Déniz, the former secretary of the council Felipe Fernández Camero, the historical leader of the Independent Party of Lanzarote (PIL), Dimas Martín, the former head of the Technical Office Rafael Arrocha and the former socialist secretary Miguel Ángel Leal. Along with them, senior officials from the companies Urbaser, FCC and Gamma Install also remain accused. In addition to the partners of Déniz and Martín as participants for lucrative purposes.
The indictment presented by the Public Prosecutor's Office at the end of 2016 maintained that Dimas Martín and Isabel Déniz
