The mayor decided to suspend the mandate after the conviction in court. He is replaced as of this Wednesday by Susana Damas.
Manuel Narra, councilor at Vidigueira City Council elected by the “+Citizens” Movement, asked for the suspension of the mandate, after the assessment of the personal situation following the conviction, last day 24 February the Court of Beja, for committing a crime of embezzlement, sentenced to five years in prison and 60 fine days the daily rate of 20 the mayor 1.200 euros.
At issue was the interpretation of the Panel of Judges, that the former president of the Chamber improperly received, between 2013 and 2017, the mayor, the mayor, the money from 42.508,80 euros.
Suspension of imprisonment for the same period, was conditioned to the fact that the former president made the monthly payment of 708,48 euros to the Municipality of Vidigueira, on account of the civil request made by the institution until the total amount received is satisfied.
On the day he learned of the court decision, when asked if he would abdicate the mandate of councilor for which he was elected in the last Municipal Elections, Manuel Narra justified that “although this was not called into question by the, I will meet with the party force to analyze the situation and remain in office or I will present the resignation request”, justified.
the mayor, was conditioned to the fact that the former president made the monthly payment of 708,48 euros, total no 42.508,80 euros, the mayor, the mayor.
In a statement, the “+Citizens” Movement reveals that tomorrow, Susana Damas takes office as councilor of the Municipality of Vidigueira, no referendum at some point the reasons for this change, nor of the reasons evoked by Manuel Narra.
In the document “+Citizens” justifies that the elected “is firmly committed to helping to build a municipality capable of giving its residents the answers that have not been found so far”, sustaining that Susana Damas “represents the knowledge, competence and humility necessary to carry out, an impulse of dynamics in the improvement of the political action of the municipal executive”, justify.
john roberto, elected to the Municipal Assembly of Vidigueira by the “+Citizens” Movement, justified to Lidador News (LN) that Manuel Narra “relying on total political solidarity, nevertheless decided that the suspension of the mandate would be the best for him and the movement, preventing a legal situation from being used as a smokescreen to hide the political weaknesses of municipal action”, concluded.
Susanna Ladies, holds a degree as a primary school teacher, is a superior technician at the Municipality of Vidigueira, having extensive experience in the municipal world, was until September the last president of the Parish Council of Vila de Frades, locality of that county.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
