The councilor of the Popular Party of the City Council of La Carolina (14,801 inhabitants, Jaén) Rafael La Rubia has presented his resignation after having testified in the Court of First Instance and Instruction number 1 of the municipality for an alleged crime of gender violence committed against his partner . Currently, the mayor is free on charges.
The 39-year-old councilor testified yesterday before the Court accused of an alleged assault on his partner, who needed medical assistance at the municipality’s health center. The woman did not file a complaint, but when she was treated at the outpatient center, the relevant protocol was activated in this case, which has concluded with the councilor being charged. The Court initiated a procedure of urgent proceedings and agreed to the adoption of a measure of restraint and prohibition of communication of the investigated person with respect to the alleged victim.
As reported by the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA), a quick trial will be held in the near future which, if approved, will resolve the matter through a ruling. If there is no agreement with the Prosecutor’s request, the Court will initiate a preliminary investigation procedure, the TSJA has added.
It was the popular group itself in the La Carolina City Council that reported on its social networks the resignation of this councilor, who was responsible for the Health and Consumer Affairs areas. “Following the events that have occurred in the last few hours, the now former councilor Rafael La Rubia has voluntarily and out of responsibility with his government teammates presented his resignation from the councilor’s record to dedicate himself to his defense,” explained the PP. . The popular ones demand “respect for the presumption of innocence and absolute respect from this moment on for people’s private lives.”
For its part, the PSOE has demanded the immediate resignation of the popular councilor. “A person on whom such an accusation falls cannot remain in office for even one more minute,” they have stated. The PP governs with an absolute majority in the La Carolina City Council, with 11 councilors, compared to 5 from the PSOE and 1 from IU.
The councilor accused of sexist violence is a nurse and university expert in emergencies from the University of Jaén. Since 2021 he has been a public official of the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) and in recent years he has been working at the Andújar hospital and in the Jaén Norte District Area, in Santisteban del Puerto (Jaén).
Telephone 016 assists victims of sexist violence, their families and those around them 24 hours a day, every day of the year, in 53 different languages. The number is not registered on the telephone bill, but the call must be deleted from the device. You can also contact via email [email protected] and by WhatsApp at the number 600 000 016. Minors can contact the ANAR Foundation telephone number 900 20 20 10. If it is an emergency situation, you can call 112 or the National Police telephone numbers (091) and the Civil Guard (062). And if you cannot call, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from which an alert signal is sent to the Police with geolocation.
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