The national leadership of Podemos has suspended its only member of the General Assembly of the Principality of Asturias, Covadonga Tomé, from militancy, against whom they have opened a disciplinary file.
Tomé received the communication this Friday afternoon around 6:30 p.m. The document indicates that the file is initiated by the Technical Team of Podemos Asturies, acting as a collegiate body having become aware of the existence of "some acts committed by the registered Covadonga Tomé, which have characteristics or indications of infringement of the Statutes."
The document includes up to nine facts, related to statements made by the current deputy at different times of the electoral campaign in the media about members of the regional leadership of the party and criticism of the management of the leadership. They also accuse her of attending meetings and events on behalf of Podemos "disregarding the democratically elected representative bodies of the party, and constituting herself without their authorization as an alleged representative of Podemos."
Tomé, who is part of the Joint Group of the General Board together with the Forum deputy Adrián Pumares, has also been charged with "having decided on the destination of the parliamentary funds made available to the Joint Group", as well as the hiring of Laura Tuero as a parliamentary assistant "without agreeing on said provisions and appointment with the party's management bodies."
The Podemos leadership adds that Tomé, since she was elected regional deputy, "has not donated any of her public salary in the way established in Podemos's internal regulations." All of these events have been considered by Podemos as "serious" and "very serious" infractions.
As these are facts that could constitute serious and very serious infractions, they must be processed through the ordinary procedure of the Statutes, with the autonomous Commission of Democratic Guarantees being competent to investigate them. In the case of Asturias, said Commission resigned from its functions, its powers being assumed by the state commission.
In addition to Tomé, the national leadership has filed charges against 27 other Podemos activists, including more members of the candidacy of the last regional elections such as Xune Elipe and Laura Tuero.
