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ISSUE NO. 1651
23 Feb - 1 March 2017
A XARQUÍA - C OSTA T ROPICAL
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DON’T MISS OUR PROPERTY SUPPLEMENT INSIDE! PAGES 39 - 41
Dismissed Police chief sacked Mayor Antonio Moreno Ferrer
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Farm massacre A FARM in Torrox has lost 21 goats and sheep after a pack of dogs attacked the animals. The attack, which is the second of its type to take place in Axarquia in the last three months, occurred on a farm between Gui and Barranco Manzano. The farm’s owner, Francisco Bueno, estimate that the damage totals around €4,000. See page 2
Up in arms AROUND 30 people who were affected by an explosion at last year’s Velez-Malaga feria intend to launch a criminal suit against the owner of a bar. The explosion, which injured around
90 people, occurred in the kitchen of the establishment. The group, represented by Marta Romero, believe the incident was instead the result of gross See page 5 negligence.
Musselling in TRINIDAD HERRERA, mayor of Almuñecar, together with representatives from all municipal political parties plus a number of local business owners, associations, federations and clubs has
By Sally Underwood The chief of Local Police for Velez-Malaga has been dismissed following a vote of no confidence by councillors. Esteban Torres Garcia has had to take responsibility for the actions of his officers in an incident early in February. Leading councillor and spokesman for the Partido Popular (PP), Francisco Delgado Bonilla, was involved in a car accident in the early hours of the morning. Following the collision, the driver of the other car in-
volved was breathalysed but Delgado Bonilla was not. The other driver was then found to be over the drink drive limit. When the incident became public, an investigation was started into why officers had not tested Delgado Bonilla. The report, published earlier this week, concluded the behaviour of the officers was ‘correct, faultless, adjusted to law and congruent.’ The officers on patrol maintained that the politician did not show any signs of being under the influence of alcohol
and was not therefore tested. But a number of councillors, including the mayor of Velez-Malaga, Antonio Moreno Ferrer, from the PSOE, claim the decision not to test Delgado Bonilla damaged the integrity of the police-councillor relationship. This amounted to a loss of confidence on the part of the ruling coalition in Garcia, he said, and the chief of police has now been removed from office. But the decision has angered the leadership of the PP who claim Garcia’s dismissal
“is due to a campaign of political revenge against the politician and the PP.” Garcia will be replaced by the area’s most senior police officer, Andres Montoya de Hombre.
signed a manifesto in protest of the planned mussel farms. The scheme has been met with derision amid fears that local tourism would take a massive hit. See page 6
Win a Car! YOU CAN STILL BE THE WINNER OF A CAR! SEE PAGES 8 - 9