The Electoral Tribunal suspends the mayor of Quinta Normal for "serious breach of probity"

The Electoral Tribunal suspended the mayor of Quinta Normal, Carmen Gloria Fernández, for two months, stating that she had "a notable abandonment of homework and a serious breach of probity administrative standards."

However, the Communal leader maintains his post because he has appealed the punishment and the decision will be resolved in the coming days, said La Tercera.

The slogan body resolution that did not pay the pension contributions of workers of the Community Development Corporation, from January 2017 to April this year for a monthly amount of 140 million pesos [19659004] The charge was presented by counselors Natalia Silva, Hilda Landeros and Lorenzo Mora points out that Fernández made the voluntary and mandatory cuts to officials, but without handing them over to the respective institutions, so that the beneficiaries have arrears and face potential foreclosures.

A sto adds irregularities in the school integration program in June 2014, where "the current account was obsolete until October 2013 and the unused remains determined an unfinished balance of $ 295,800,427, which added to the balance "

Faced with this situation, the Office of the Comptroller pointed out that it would" act of a potential crime, so that it " will send the information to the Judicial Committee to file a potential complaint. [19659003] For its part, the defense of Carmen Gloria Fernández replied that "the debts of the social sector correspond to the historical deficits, that is to say before taking office and that the norm that the petitioners claim their applies and that involves management of various buildings ".

But the Electoral Tribunal rejects these badertions, noting that the actions of the community leader show "at least, gross negligence in the performance of their public office, and deserve to accept the". the deduced requirement and impose a sanction according to them, considering that the suspension of his functions for the period of two months is consistent with the merits of the aforementioned context. "