The mayor of the Tinajo City Council, Jesús Machín, appeared this Thursday morning at the facilities of the La Santa Shelter after the new incident in which a minor was almost killed after being wounded by a knife. Machín stated that “the people of Tinajo, and especially La Santa, do not deserve the situation we have been denouncing since 2018, continuous fights and problems for our neighbors. We have had many promises that have been broken.”
The mayor of Tinajo has shown his “anger at a situation that has been out of control for a long time. We have just seen a minor almost die from a knife wound. Fights are, unfortunately, common. As mayor of Tinajo, I have said enough is enough and I have given an ultimatum to both the Government of the Canary Islands and the Island Council of Lanzarote. Both Fernando Clavijo and Oswaldo Betancort have communicated their intentions to me regarding the shelter, but after so many empty promises from previous governments,
in addition to intentions, Tinajo demands facts and immediately. La Santa can no longer tolerate this situation and the Local Police are tired of acting day in and day out.
In addition, the mayor states, "thanks to them, the Canarian Police and the Civil Guard for their incredible work. I demand that the shelter be permanently closed this April and the immigrant minors be transferred. Tinajo and La Santa have been sufficiently supportive. Furthermore,” continues Jesús Machín, “I have also demanded that as soon as it closes, the facilities be handed over to the Tinajo City Council in good condition, because another issue is how these facilities are today, as they do not meet the minimum conditions that a human being deserves.”
“I appreciate the goodwill and the words of those responsible from both the Island Council and the Government of the Canary Islands. I fully trust the word of Fernando Clavijo, as president of the government, and of Oswaldo Betancort, as president of the Island Council, but I demand solutions now. After more than six years of continuous problems, we want this situation to be resolved once and for all for the tranquility of our neighbors in La Santa,” concludes Jesús Machín.