The selective process for six mechanic-driver positions in the Valencian Provincial Council has been paralyzed after the detection of indications of a possible exam leak. The PSPV has announced that it will go to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the existence of irregularities, following the decision of the provincial government not to publish the qualifications until the circumstances of the process are clarified.
The institution, according to the Diputación, requested the qualifying court to clarify the circumstances of the process, especially the indications related to a possible leak of the content of the exam before its celebration. The first exam, a test type, was held on September 1, and 138 people participated. However, so far neither the notes nor the minutes of the qualifying court have been made public.
The PSPV spokesperson in the provincial corporation, Carlos Fernández Bielsa, has publicly questioned what the president, Vicent Mompó, and the vice president, Reme Mazzolari, know about those indications. “What we are wondering is exactly what indications they are referring to,” he posed, highlighting that, without access to the documentation, it is impossible to evaluate the seriousness of the facts. The socialist group formally requested the file six days ago, without receiving a response.
The socialists believe that if the provincial government has information pointing to a leak, it should be the government itself that goes to the Prosecutor’s Office, not the opposition party. “If they don’t do so, it will be the PSPV who will inform the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office so that they can investigate,” Bielsa concluded. The group also demands the immediate delivery of the file, as well as clarification on who had access to the examination and what protocols were followed.
The Provincial Council defends that it has not stood idly by and that it acts with prudence and rigor to protect the rights of all applicants. “No responsibility is prejudiced or any conduct is attributed to any person while the facts have not been properly clarified”, the institution assured, which prioritizes transparency and equal opportunities in selection processes.
This case reminds us of a paralysis in 2011, when an opposition to a collection assistant was suspended after high scores from people linked to the PP. The PSPV warns that it does not want “dirty tricks” like those experienced during the last stage of the PP in the Diputación to happen again.