PSOE Files Complaint Against PP Senator for Controversial Toxic Sand Incident
The complaint seeks analysis of allegedly toxic sand presented during a government oversight session.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) has filed a complaint against Francisco Bernabé, a senator from the Popular Party (PP), following an incident in which he presented a bag of sand to Sara Aagesen, the third vice president and Minister for Ecological Transition.
The PSOE is urging authorities to analyze the sand to determine its toxicity.
The complaint, signed by Juan Espadas, the PSOE parliamentary spokesperson in the Senate, requests the chief commissioner of the Upper House to provide 'police assistance' to ensure the safekeeping and analysis of the bag's content.
The document calls for an assessment of any potential risk or danger posed to Aagesen or any others, considering the alleged hazardous nature of the material, as indicated by Bernabé during the incident.
This event transpired during a government control session, where Bernabé questioned Aagesen regarding the government's decision to 'unilaterally break the consensus on the environmental regeneration of the Portmán Bay' located in La Unión, Murcia.
The bay was the site of significant waste disposal from mining operations until 1990, with local residents demanding the initiation of a regeneration plan to restore parts of the coastline.
In response, the central government has opted to seal off the mining waste.
After his inquiry, Bernabé approached the government benches, placing the bag containing what was described as 'toxic and contaminated sands' from the Murcian beach beside Aagesen, eliciting protests from Socialist senators.
Alfonso Gil Invernón, a PSOE senator, expressed his discontent, stating that such actions were disrespectful of the decorum of the chamber and constituted an attempt to 'intimidate and harass' a government minister.
Senate President Pedro Rollán, also from the PP, intervened in the dispute, asserting that he did not perceive any actions of intimidation, emphasizing that he would not tolerate such behavior.
Throughout the session, several PP senators referred to the sands in the bag as 'toxic,' further amplifying concerns surrounding the incident and the motives behind it.
The PSOE is urging authorities to analyze the sand to determine its toxicity.
The complaint, signed by Juan Espadas, the PSOE parliamentary spokesperson in the Senate, requests the chief commissioner of the Upper House to provide 'police assistance' to ensure the safekeeping and analysis of the bag's content.
The document calls for an assessment of any potential risk or danger posed to Aagesen or any others, considering the alleged hazardous nature of the material, as indicated by Bernabé during the incident.
This event transpired during a government control session, where Bernabé questioned Aagesen regarding the government's decision to 'unilaterally break the consensus on the environmental regeneration of the Portmán Bay' located in La Unión, Murcia.
The bay was the site of significant waste disposal from mining operations until 1990, with local residents demanding the initiation of a regeneration plan to restore parts of the coastline.
In response, the central government has opted to seal off the mining waste.
After his inquiry, Bernabé approached the government benches, placing the bag containing what was described as 'toxic and contaminated sands' from the Murcian beach beside Aagesen, eliciting protests from Socialist senators.
Alfonso Gil Invernón, a PSOE senator, expressed his discontent, stating that such actions were disrespectful of the decorum of the chamber and constituted an attempt to 'intimidate and harass' a government minister.
Senate President Pedro Rollán, also from the PP, intervened in the dispute, asserting that he did not perceive any actions of intimidation, emphasizing that he would not tolerate such behavior.
Throughout the session, several PP senators referred to the sands in the bag as 'toxic,' further amplifying concerns surrounding the incident and the motives behind it.
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