The interventions of the technicians in the information commission held this Wednesday at the Lorca City Council at the request of the PSOE to clarify the circumstances of the demolition of the stairs of the San Patricio collegiate church “dismantle all the hoaxes and manipulations” of recent days. This was said at the end by the spokesperson for the Government team, Rosa Medina, who assured that the official reports prepared by the experts “settle the controversy.” They described the demolition of the staircase as “convenient and urgent” and as a “definitive solution” to extend the wall of the atrium fence of the main façade.
In the commission, the PSOE “had to recognize” that members of the previous socialist government team wanted to remove the ladder during the last legislature, Medina highlighted.
The head of the Historical Heritage service of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage stated verbatim regarding the elimination of the staircase that “the proposed action is outside the declaration of Asset of Cultural Interest” of the 18th century temple.
The head of the City Council's urban planning and management service confirmed that “it has no historical or heritage value, as it has undergone numerous modifications that differ widely from the original construction. “This staircase does not maintain its construction configuration or dimensions.”
The councilor assured that the staircase was not in the original conception of the temple, that the multiple interventions carried out subsequently were completely demolished in the 70s, so no historical element remained, and that the one that has now been demolished dates back to 1996. .
The City Council's civil engineering report reveals that the work is serving to “improve” the temple and that pieces of cobblestone, tiles, plastics and pieces of wood used as filler have been removed.
Worrying irregularities
The PSOE spokesperson, Diego José Mateos, assured after the information commission that it revealed “a series of worrying irregularities in the demolition process” that “raise serious doubts about property crimes that cannot go unnoticed.”
He cited the “total lack of archaeological supervision”, despite the fact that current legislation in the Region of Murcia establishes that any intervention in a building classified as an asset of cultural interest or in its surroundings must be accompanied by meticulous archaeological supervision to preserve possible discoveries. historical.
He added that “instead of dismantling the stairs appropriately, a direct demolition was chosen, clearly violating the regulations and putting the historical and cultural heritage at risk.”
Mateos considered that the irregularities committed during the demolition “require a firm response from the competent authorities.” He criticized that the mayor, Fulgencio Gil, “outright” refuses a possible replacement, which “demonstrates his lack of interest in the historical heritage of Lorca.”
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