The mayor of AT, Franco Vidalknown as “The Drawing Mayor”, has built a strong media image with more than 200,000 followers in streaming and presidential aspirations. At 30, he combines shows and raffles to approach his neighbors, but a fourth power investigation revealed alleged irregularities in the award of more than 15 million soles in public works. Two construction companies linked to the entrepreneur Jonathan Domingo Huamán NavarroSusan Eirl and JD & HN, would have presented identical offers in several tenders, which generates suspicions before an alleged arranged agreement.
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The report shows that this situation is not isolated: in at least four works of tracks and paths in different housing associations of the district, companies appeared as the only competitors in the final phase of the selection processes. Even in one of the cases, both construction companies consigned the same number of RUC in their affidavits, without the committee of the Municipality of ATE will detect or question irregularity.
The fourth power journalists went to the directions registered by these construction companies, but in none of them were recognized. In addition, the neighbors interviewed in the areas of the works indistinctly associated the work to “Susan”although official contracts assigned the work to JD & hn.
In your discharges, Franco Vidal He assured the Sunday program that he has no doubt that his work lacks acts of corruption: “It is not the press that defines whether there is a crime or not. That there is any irregularity, the Public Ministry will formalize an investigation. I do not know (to the mentioned businessmen), I see them at the inauguration of the works or at the beginning of the works, “he told fourth power.
Franco Vidal: Comptroller detects paralyzed works in the Municipality of ATE
Franco Vidal He has capitalized his exhibition on social networks to consolidate his political image. With speeches in colloquial tone and a style close to his followers, the mayor has managed to generate an unusual fervor in his district, receiving statements from neighbors who see him as a future president of Peru.
But his media style contrasts with the findings of the Comptroller, which has detected paralyzed works, irregularities in the program Glass of milk and alleged hiring of relatives of officials of their management. Despite criticism, Vidal continues to project as an emerging politician, reinforcing his popularity through entertainment and direct contact with his community.
The investigation also highlights the apparent lack of inspection in the bidding processes within the Municipality of ATE. Experts consulted by the fourth power warned that these irregularities could attempt against the public interest, since related companies would have dominated the calls without due transparency.
