Vilagrà does not rule out resignations in prisons, although he says they will not be immediate

The vice president of the Government, Laura Vilagrà, has not ruled out that there will be resignations in prisons, although she has stated that this will not be before the Mossos and internal investigation into the murder of the cook at the Mas d'Enric prison ends.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
19 March 2024 Tuesday 16:37
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Vilagrà does not rule out resignations in prisons, although he says they will not be immediate

The vice president of the Government, Laura Vilagrà, has not ruled out that there will be resignations in prisons, although she has stated that this will not be before the Mossos and internal investigation into the murder of the cook at the Mas d'Enric prison ends. .

"Let's not start over the top. First, be calm and see what has gone wrong and then, in any case, see what responsibilities must be assumed," he said in an interview on RTVE.

Vilagrà has also offered to meet with the unions of prison officials who will demonstrate this Wednesday. "I will be in Plaça Sant Jaume, I am available to sit down and talk at any time," Vilagrà added.

The Government spokesperson, Patrícia Plaja, already said this Tuesday that negotiations could be negotiated with prison officials but she rejected their putting as a "red line" the dismissal of the Secretary of Criminal Measures, Rehabilitation and Care for Victims, Amand Calderó, to begin with. to speak.

"Cutting off the head of a person in charge, an eminence and a reference who has grown and promoted the penitentiary model of Catalonia cannot be the red line to start negotiating. From here on, everything you need," he highlighted at the conference. of press after the Consell Executiu.

Officials have been protesting for several days in different penitentiary centers in Catalonia after the death of a cook last week, allegedly at the hands of a prisoner who later committed suicide in the Mas d'Enric prison in El Catllar (Tarragona).

Patricia Plaja stated that the resignation of the Minister of Justice, Gemma Ubasart, is not on the table either. The spokesperson also pointed out that the conflict is being managed transversally within the Catalan Executive with various meetings a day headed by vice president Laura Vilagrà.