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Rueda Frames Embrace of Villares as Thank-You for Service, Not Endorsement of Sexual Assault Allegation

Urging a rapid judicial ruling, Rueda emphasized the Xunta’s commitment to supporting victims of gender-based violence.

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El líder de la Xunta y del PPdeG intervienes tras la reunión en Pedralbes
Alfonso Rueda y Alfonso Villares este miércoles durante la toma de posesión de la nueva conselleira do Mar

Overview

  • Villares resigned as conselleiro do Mar within 24 hours of being formally charged with allegedly sexually assaulting presenter Paloma Lago.
  • In a press conference after the Conference of Presidents in Barcelona, Rueda said his hug was meant to acknowledge Villares’s performance in office rather than signal support for the accusation.
  • The president stressed that the Xunta de Galicia provides aid and protection to victims of gender-based violence and ensures no case goes unpunished.
  • Rueda insisted that only a judge should determine the outcome of Villares’s case and urged that the judicial process conclude swiftly.
  • Both Rueda and incoming conselleira do Mar Marta Villaverde called for timely justice so Villares can resume his political career once the case is resolved.