The family war over the transfer of the emblematic Bar Pinotxo seems to give no truce even on the darkest day. This noon, a few hours after the death of Joan Bayén, the flesh and blood Pinotxo, alma mater of the mythical establishment of La Boqueria, became known, his law firm has issued a statement on instructions from his widow in which, according to they say, their last will is expressed.
His nephew Jordi Asín Bayén had won the first legal battle over the transfer of the establishment less than a month ago, making the new operator of Bar Pinotxo, the Restaurante Egipto SLU to which Joan Bayén sold his license, have to stop calling it Pinotxo with the intention of taking over the brand and opening a new store under this name in La Boqueria.
Apparently, according to the statement issued by the Enrique Moreno law firm, Juanito Bayén had wanted to comment on what happened and answer his nephew for days, but his state of health worsened, postponing the publication of a statement that would clarify his vision. .
His last will has been made public today, hours after his death. “Pinotxo contacted us from time to time to tell us about his situation in the bar, always in tears, and he complained bitterly about the bad treatment he received from his family members who were working in his business. Despite the fact that we encouraged him to redirect this situation and clarify everything that was happening, the fear of his nephews and relatives and the secret hope that one day they would change his attitude towards him, blocked his decisions ", start the statement.
According to the document, Juanito Bayén did not have any documentation of his company, except for a few drafts, he did not know anything about the daily progress of the management of the bar at an administrative and economic level, nor did he see a single cash register. He also did not know the destination that was given to the proceeds, since he limited himself to collecting the payroll, and had no bank account information, nor did he know what their balances were.
"Juanito was all fear and anguish, and he did not even dare to ask his nephews about the economic situation of the management of his business or the real estate assets, for fear of their reaction. To such an extent did the emotional kidnapping of Pinotxo reach ”.
Faced with this situation, and seeing that his nephew and family were not the right successors, Bayén "decided to listen to the offers he had been having for the bar for years." "Pinotxo has had powerful reasons for acting as he has done. And one of these reasons is the treatment that Mr. Asín -his nephew, Jordi Asín- and his relatives have been giving Pinotxo over the years, but, especially in this last phase of the relationship. There are dozens, if not hundreds of people, who are witnesses to what was happening at the stop, who, if we are forced, we will call to testify in court."
Long before the family dispute reached the courts, in November 2011, Jordi Asín had already registered the 'Pinotxo Bar' brand in his name. "His uncle, the only and true Pinotxo, was unaware of this situation, he was totally ignorant. Pinotxo's disgust and disappointment need not be highlighted to them. Now it turns out that Pinotxo is not him... that Mr. Asín pretends to be the true Pinotxo", reads the statement, assuring that on October 27 the team from the Enrique Moreno law firm had to urgently move to La Boqueria because Jordi Asín "led" a kind of revolt against Pinotxo.
"He wanted to continue working and went down to his business every day, as he had done throughout his life. Well, Mr. Asín and his relatives had left the bar, refusing to work and serve the public, to pressure Pinotxo to In order for him to leave his bar, the bar that he had run and made famous for decades. Pinotxo, bewildered behind the bar, alone, presented, as a result of the situation, a deplorable appearance, totally bewildered. We had to help him react , and it was personally the undersigned who convinced him to get out of there: we took him to the Merchants Association, where he recovered, and then he went home. This was Pinotxo's last day in his bar, his last experience: the spectacle of Mr. Asín throwing him out of his business", they affirm, pointing out the "public humiliation" suffered by his family "the man who had put La Boqueria in the world".
Regarding Jordi Asín's statements that his uncle had been remote-controlled to sign the transfer of the premises, the statement also pronounced. "The difference is that, until recently, Mr. Jordi Asín could handle it at will. And now, as he is advised, he can make his decisions and defend his legitimate rights. The decisions he has made have been duly considered and , in his opinion, are the just consequence of the actions previously carried out by Mr. Asín with respect to his person and his business," they conclude.
