The sexual scandal that has caused the fall of Inigo Errejón threatens to shake the stability of More Madrid and of Addthe party and coalition of which the Madrid political scientist was a part. After Errejón resigned this Thursday, this Friday she was the Madrid deputy Loreto Arenillas the one who has left her position, after a harsh exchange of accusations between her and Más Madrid.
Arenillas was in the crosshairs of the entire plot after accusations spread this Thursday that mediated with at least one victim to prevent him from making accusations of sexist violence against Íñigo Errejón.
Late in the afternoon, Más Madrid released a statement announcing that “we have demanded the resignation of the deputy (Loreto Arenillas) and Given your refusal, we announce the cessation of all responsibilities and charges in the game.”
In the text, the party states that “a year ago, Más Madrid deputy Loreto Arenillas learned of some events related to Errejón at a concert in Castellón for which a woman accused him of touching her ass.” “On a personal basis she initiated a mediation process with the affected women trying to clarify what happened,” they continue.
“Days later, after the party found out about the accusation through a Twitter thread, we contacted Loreto Arenillas and asked him to make the complaint mechanisms we have available to the victims, without receiving a response from them.so we closed the case“adds the text of the left-wing party.
“Today we are aware that It was a completely inadequate performance. and we assume responsibility for the consequences that this action may have had,” says Más Madrid in the statement.
“Mas Madrid was not aware of episodes similar to the one from a year ago or those that have been reported in recent days,” they add. “We have no complaints or concrete testimonies, neither present nor past, but still, we should have acted more forcefully“, they say.
Shortly after, it was Deputy Arenillas who offered her version of the events. “Since the accusations of sexual harassment against Iñigo Errejón became known, I have been the object of a huge campaign of lies and the leadership of my parliamentary group has not allowed me even the slightest opportunity to explain myself,” he said.
“I have never covered up any act of harassment or sexist violence”says Arenillas, who explains in the statement that “in June 2023—when Errejón’s alleged sexual assault occurred in Castellón—she was not Iñigo Errejón’s chief of staff, but I informed the then organization secretary and the person responsible. of feminisms an act carried out by the deputy Iñigo Errejón, information that they considered not to raise to the party bodies.
“Today I feel like a scapegoat to hide mistakes that, without a doubt, we have made in the organization,” says Arenillas, who adds that she has been “a victim of sexist violence like so many women. I never thought I could lose the presumption of innocence in my own party.”
Arenillas maintains in his statement that he has decided to “abandon my record as a deputy” and “abandon the party”, thus contradicting the version previously given by Más Madrid, and in order to “continue fighting against the abuses including this one that I am being subjected to.
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