IN ENGLISH
The head of unit of the European Parliament's Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments also serves as president of the PP in Belgium and has protested alongside Dolors Montserrat against Spain's amnesty law
El cas d’un alt funcionari espanyol al Parlament Europeu que treballa per al PP i es revolta contra l’amnistia
Josep Casulleras Nualart
23.11.2023 - 00:22
Actualització: 23.11.2023 - 10:36
On Sunday the 12th, the European Parliament became the backdrop of a demonstration, led by several Spanish MEP, against the proposed amnesty law for Catalan pro-independence leaders. A few dozen demonstrators attended, led by PP MEP Dolors Montserrat, while Ciutadans MEP Maite Pagazaurtundua also stood in the front row. Among those present were Spanish officials working in the European Parliament. One of them, Jesús Gómez Martínez, stood out in particular, standing in front of the banner and remaining next to Dolors Montserrat at all times. As head of unit of the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments, Gómez Martínez is not just another official: rather, he holds a prominent position within the management structure of the European Parliament. Since March, moreover, he has also served Secretary General of the PP in Belgium. His participation in a demonstration against the agreement for a law which has the support of the majority of the Spanish congress, however, seems to compromise his duty of political independence, neutrality and discretion — one enshrined in the European Parliament’s code of conduct and in the regulations for its officials.
After the demonstration, Dolors Montserrat posted some photographs on her Twitter account with the following message: “We are demonstrating in Brussels against the PSOE’s amnesty law and their trampling on the rule of law”. In some of these photographs, Gómez –wearing a black jacket, jeans and holding a sheet of paper in his hands– can be seen next to the MEP.
Gómez Martínez also appears on some of the videos the EFE agency published of the demonstration:
