Caitlin Quinn
EX-Mayor of Tolox Juan Vera has cleared his name and will not go to prison.
A Malaga appeals court ruled Vera was not responsible for breaking town planning laws when he authorised the construction of nearly 350 new homes in a protected rural area.
He had previously been sentenced to 15 years in prison and a 10-year ban from public office, but the latest ruling reverses the ex-mayor’s conviction.
Vera has maintained that he was unaware the construction was illegal and that he was simply following technicians’ advice, adding that he immediately cancelled the building licence after discovering a law had been broken.
Completely believeable and did anyone expect anything different – this is Spain,