The Councilor for Sports and Health of the City Council of

Cumbres Mayores (Huelva)

, Félix Delgado, resigned this Sunday after being denounced last weekend when he participated in a

fancy dress party-bottle, for carnival

.

Cumbres Mayores is a municipality in the Sierra de Huelva that has around 1,700 inhabitants that

is currently free of coronavirus

after being 14 days without registering any new positive.

In a statement, the PSOE government team has reported that the events took place in the vicinity of the

heliport

area and the motorhome area, where a costume party with alcoholic beverages took place in which a large number of young people, among whom was this mayor.

The Civil Guard filed a total of 56 complaints in the town of Cumbres Mayores, including those that refer to the celebration of a bottle party.

"We must all behave and act in an exemplary way for the rest of the citizenry, especially in the moments that we find ourselves in a pandemic due to Covid-19, therefore,

behaviors that could endanger

and risk health

should not be tolerated

of the people ", have pointed from the Government team.

Therefore, after rejecting and regretting the events that occurred, as well as the behavior of the councilor, they have reported that he

has left

his minutes

this morning

, resigning from his public position.

Finally, they have indicated that the City Council of Cumbres Mayores systematically and repeatedly, "has always called for individual and collective citizen responsibility, since we

all have to do our part

to combat and prevent the spread of covid-19 ", for which it ensures mandatory compliance with the standards known to all and established by the health authorities.

Subsequently, through his social networks, the former councilor

has apologized for his behavior

: "As a public office, my behavior should have been exemplary and since it has not been, I must assume responsibility for my actions."

"I apologize to the people of Cumbres Mayores and to the entire population in general, I made a mistake being reckless and a bad citizen by not respecting the regulations issued by the Government to combat the

virus that has us in this situation,

" he added.

Finally, he reiterates his apologies and expresses his confidence that "you can forgive me in time."

The spokesman for Citizens (Cs) in the City Council has also referred to the matter, who has regretted that the resignation of the councilor

"has been made to wait so long, more than a week"

and has specified that the mayor "once made the mistake, he should have resigned immediately. "

Finally, he has asked "to clarify responsibilities and check if

other members of the

government

team

attended this party."

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more

  • Coronavirus

  • Huelva

  • Covid 19

  • Andalusia

CovidCovid mortality soars after Christmas in Andalusia

CoronavirusAndalusia registers more than 100 deaths from Covid for the second consecutive day and touches 5,000 new infections in 24 hours

AndalusiaList of municipalities in Andalusia with perimeter closure or non-essential activity from this Saturday due to the incidence of Covid

See links of interest

  • Holidays 2021

  • Holidays Andalucia

  • Final: Novak Djokovic-Daniil Medvedev, live

  • Parma - Udinese

  • West Ham United - Tottenham Hotspur

  • FC Augsburg - Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • Barcelona - Cádiz, live