By The Star Staff
La Fortaleza Public Affairs Secretary Hiram Torres Montalvo reacted on Sunday to the request by Popular Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary General Manuel Calderón Cerrame regarding the La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech.
“I believe that the Secretary General of the Popular Party, as well as the other members who have been launching these attacks against our chief of staff, have an obsessive fixation with his figure,” Torres Montalvo said at a press conference to talk about the results of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón’s visit to Washington, D.C. “I believe that these attacks will come to nothing like they did to us last week, when they … brought a letter and brought complaints to different forums.”
“He completely disassociated himself from what was his business, this company called Politank, in which he sold his share,” the La Fortaleza official added. “That is to say, he has no involvement with this entity, since he is now dedicated to working hand in hand with our governor to do the work that we committed to during the campaign to transform Puerto Rico. So I think he completely disassociated himself. These attacks are, I would say, more political in nature.”
“And in the specific case of the summons made to him regarding the Government Ethics [Office] reports, as a public official he is required to file a report to Government Ethics with his financial details during the first 90 days of this year,” Torres Montalvo said. “And as the law dictates, once he files it, a summary of that report will be available to the media for whoever wants to see it, because that is what the Government Ethics law provides. So the chief of staff has nothing to hide.”
Calderón Cerame demanded that Domenech, who is also the director of the Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, make public his financial report, as well as the purchase and sale contract of his former lobbying firm, Politank (see related story on page 3).
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