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Getxo City Council says it is "actively" cooperating with the investigation and denies "irregularities"

On Wednesday, the Ertzaintza carried out searches in several offices of the City of Getxo, on the order of the judge, as part of an investigation into the demolition of a protected palace in the town. In a statement, the mayor conveyed a "message of transparency and responsibility" and said that "in everything that is in the hands of the City Council, action has been taken in accordance with the law".

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As part of the searches carried out by the Ertzaintza by court order in several offices of the City of Getxo, the mayor of Getxo, Amaia Aguirre, has assured that she is providing "full and active cooperation "with the Ertzaintza and the judges and that she is not aware of" any irregularities ".

A court in Getxo investigates the demolitionof the Irurak Bat Palace in August 2024 , built in 1845 at 11 St. Nicholas Street in the Algorta district, with a local level of protection.

In a statement, the Getxo City Council has assured that it is "actively and fully cooperating from the outset" with the judicial and police authorities "by facilitating access to the information and documentation required for the conduct of the proceedings".

The Mayor has also wished to convey a "message of transparency and institutional responsibility" and has ensured that there is no "irregularity". "As far as the City Council is concerned, action has been taken in accordance with the law, and the St. Nicholas 11 file has been properly processed, following the usual procedures, with the review of the competent technicians and the relevant reports," he said.

Aguirre has also stressed that when the promoter demolished part of the building, the City Council acted "quickly and firmly, immediately suspending the work and opening a punitive file to the company. "" If the ongoing investigation finds any ethical or legal violation, we will take the appropriate measures firmly, "concludes the note.

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