(Exclusive) Beja: St. Barnabas investigated by the Judicial Police Foundation.
Judicial police investigate St. Barnabas Foundation. Local authority wants to recover donated land, but it is mortgaged for loans 275 thousand euros.
The Judicial Police (PJ) is investigating the St. Barnabas Foundation (FSB), proprietary entity of equipment and services for the elderly, after a complaint to the prosecutor arrived in Beja, where, among other situations, to report irregularities to the land donated by the city of Beja, for building installations.
Has learned the Lidador News (LN), inspectors of the PJ of Faro were last week in Bejense authority, having taken several documents relating to donations of two plots of land by the municipality to the Foundation. The first in the Carmo Hill, where it built a residence and the second in the Municipal Allotment of Health and Welfare Equipment (COAL MINERS to), next to the Health Center building (the bottom photo), intended for a Continuing Care Unit, that never came to pass.
In the Carmo Hill, the ground was the target of two council donations. The first surface and the second right on full ownership so that the FSB could use EU funds, for the construction of home, which became operational in September 2015.
On plot of LMESA, donated by the Chamber of Beja by writing 24 March 2014, five years later without having been no work or as little submitted any project, the City Council chaired by the Socialist Paulo Arsenio, exercised the right of reversal. Only he ran into a situation with which did not count. The land has two mortgages, made in 2016 and 2017, Registry Offices in Castro Verde and Ourique, to support two loan applications made in the Agricultural Cash Aljustrel, not the total value of 275.000 euros, which prevents the reversal.
The subject has had a unanimous vote of the Board of Executive Beja, which was "exercised the right of reversal, free of any fees to the municipality ". The city council has already officiated the administration of the FSB, chaired by Valdemar Salt, but received no response.
Asked by LN, Paul Arsenio, President of the Alentejo authority, He confirmed to have been "heard by PJ" and that the inspectors "collected documents relating to donations of land", justified. By mail LN, put several questions to the President of FSB, to clarify the situation, but received no response.
In October 2013, FSB bought at public auction, the building of the former Aparthotel do Castro, in Castro Verde, by 550 thousand euros, far above the base bid that was 300 thousand euros, situation that will also be on the radar of the Judiciary.
What is St. Barnabas Foundation
Born of the Home of St. Barnabas, in the municipality of Almodovar, having been later established as foundation in the late 80. In addition to the Beja district, FSB has several homes and residences in the districts of Évora, Faro and Leiria.
Note: For clarification White Malveiro, He reported that this does not belong and never belonged to any organ of St. Barnabas Foundation (FSB).
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
