Néstor Alonso resigns his seat in the House of Representatives

The elected representative of the New progressive party (PNP) Nestor Alonso Vega On Monday, he resigned from the House of Representatives after being confronted federal allegations of corruption.

“On November 3, 2020, I was elected representative by accumulation on behalf of the New Progressive Party (PNP). Through the presentation, I report that I am resigning from the position for which I have been chosen and that the PNP will have to fill in,” the short letter reads which he validated with his initials.

“I will dedicate my efforts to defend myself in the relevant forums,” he added in the letter.

Read the letter:

Earlier today, Alonso Vega had announced through a post on social networks that he would be stepping down in the next few hours, a move that will allow the community to fill the vacancy.

According to information released in the press about my swearing-in today, I declare that this morning …

Posted by Representante Néstor Alonso Vega on Monday 11 January 2021

“According to information released in the press regarding my swearing-in today, I declare that this morning I will be submitting my resignation from my position as REP for the new four-year term. In due course I will be offering utterances from this server to the PR people. Hanging networks, ”he said this morning.

As soon as the incoming president of the chamber, Rafael “Tatito” Hernández, reports the vacancy, the President of La Palma, Governor Pedro Pierluisi, must convene the board of directors – the community’s governing body – to determine how they will fill the chair .

“The resignation of Néstor Alonso was what we asked for and what we were waiting for. Now the next step is to convene the board of directors to decide which method to choose the fifth representative by accumulating the PNP. We will continue as soon as possible “Pierluisi said.

According to the federal prosecutor’s office, Alonso Vega appropriated $ 40,000 from a plan in which he allegedly inflated the salary of a room desk employee identified as “person A” to about $ 80,000. The employee stopped working with the representative in July 2020.

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