“I don’t have shares offshore Y I fulfilled the law in accordance (with) what is established by the popular consultation law”.
So he denied the Mayor of Quito, Santiago Guarderas, have interests in tax havens, and claimed to have complied with the regulations. It happened in the 204th session of the Metropolitan Council, developed this Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in the Municipality of Quito, located in the historic center of the city.
In the past week, Alexander Rhodeslawyer and university professor, presented complaints against Guarderas in the Comptroller General of the State and in the prosecution of Pichincha.
In the Comptroller he denounced a alleged legal breach of the mayor, because it is the entity that must carry out a special examination; and in the Pichincha Prosecutor’s Office he denounced a possible crime of perjury.
For Rhodes, Nurseries breaks the law of the popular consultation of February 2017, which established that any person who intends to represent through elections must meet the requirement of have no shares nor be a partner in countries that for Ecuador are tax havens.
He assured that the mayor of Quito is a partner of the law firm Quevedo & Ponce and a company dedicated to real estate issues in Panamawhich was created in the 1990s by that group of lawyers.
In the Comptroller and Prosecutor’s Office, the mayor of Quito, Santiago Guarderas, was denounced for alleged breach of the rule that prohibits being a beneficiary of an entity in tax havens
At the beginning of the session of the Council of Quito, the mayor louis queen (Correísmo) proposed that a draft resolution be included in the agenda for the formation of a special truth commission to investigate the possible link between Guarderas and companies in tax havens, but the request was not accepted. But a request from the Mayor Fernando Morales (independent) to include a draft resolution on the agenda and request the Prosecutor’s Office and Comptroller’s Office to make an urgent statement. He also asked Guarderas to give a Explanation about the topic.
Guarderas responded to Reina that the Comptroller’s Office and the Prosecutor’s Office are the bodies in charge of resolving legal issues, but not the Council. “You mean an event prior to the exercise of the function, because the supposed fact is a sworn statement before the exercise of the charges…”, said the mayor. He added that he will appear and present your arguments before the competent control bodies.
the councilwoman Soledad Benitez (Correísmo) exhibited a document that he assured was from the Superintendency of Companies and he told Guarderas that he had 2,613 actions in tax havens. He replied that she was talking about Coopa PI Real Estate, what is a company Ecuadorian.
Mayor of Quito, Santiago Guarderas, prefers silence in the face of complaints of alleged interests in tax havens
For Guarderas, there are certain political interests in tarnishing his name.
“My consciencemy public and private acts are subject to values, principles, which will be demonstrated once the corresponding procedures are followed. They don’t need to chase or investigate nothing, because everything will come to light at the right time before the competent bodies, “said the official.
He added that he is a “good lawyer” and knows how to comply with the law. He added that he has been hoping that they notify you officially.
Benítez spoke again in the session. He claimed that nurseries has Actions up to the present date in Quevedo Ponce IncorporatedNationality Panamanian.
The mayor replied: “I don’t have any stock in offshoreI have complied with the law.”
The motion requested by Morales was never dealt with, since the session was closed due to lack of quorum.
Source: Eluniverso
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