Gamarra rejects Sánchez's "lessons" about Casero and challenges him to commit not to pardon Griñán

MADRID, 13 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The PP spokeswoman in Congress, Cuca Gamarra, warned the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, on Thursday that "he is not here to give lessons" on the case of the 'popular' deputy Alberto Casero - who is being investigated by the Supreme Court-- who leads a party that collects signatures to pardon those convicted of corruption in the ERE case and has challenged him to commit not to grant a measure of grace to former Andalusian presidents José Antonio Griñán and Manuel Chaves.

The general secretary of the PP thus replied to a previous comment by the President of the Government who, during his speech before the Plenary to explain the Government's anti-crisis measures, asked him: "What does a deputy still do in his group for whom the Court Supreme has asked for a request?

Last week, Congress granted the request to investigate the evidence of crime attributed to Casero, suspected of having committed prevarication and embezzlement for contracts signed when he was mayor of Trujillo (Cáceres).

"Whoever has sentenced two presidents of the PSOE for the biggest case of corruption in the history of democracy is not here to give lessons," Gamarra sentenced at the beginning of his reply to Sánchez.

"Whoever is secretary general of a party that is collecting signatures so that two presidents of the PSOE are pardoned is not here to give lessons," he added, before recommending to Sánchez that "if he wants to give any" he dares to say "publicly" that he will not pardon Chaves and Griñán.

"Spanish society is waiting for you and, from there, you will be able to teach a lesson," he added, receiving applause from the Popular Group deputies who stood up.