Jardel says he is not afraid of legal action and threatens the prosecutor.
Investigated for allegedly hiring ghost employees during his time as president of the Legislative Assembly, the current mayor of Catalão says that if the Public Prosecutor's Office had requested it, he would have opened his bank, tax, and telephone records, which were broken by the courts last week; Jardel also suggested that he may sue prosecutor Villis Marra, who filed the lawsuit, if he is found innocent at the end of the process.
Goiás247_ The mayor of Catalão, Jardel Sebba (PSDB), whose bank and telephone records were seized by a court order issued by Judge Suelenita Soares Correia of the 2nd State Public Treasury Court, said he has not yet been notified of the decision, but stated that he has nothing to fear. Jardel said on his Twitter account that he is completely calm, emphasizing that he has never committed any irregularities as a deputy or public administrator. "Those who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear."
The mayor of Catalão said he is waiting for the opportunity to defend himself and that he will prove that it was all a big misunderstanding. Jardel stressed that, after clarifying the facts, he hopes that the prosecutor who requested the lifting of confidentiality will publicly apologize.
"I made my bank secrecy waived since I was a candidate in '98 and I have never revoked that decision. If they had requested my data, I would have authorized it because I have nothing to hide." He said that hiring advisors in the cities where he has an electoral base is permitted and legal. "There is nothing irregular about that," he argued.
Jardel further stated that breaking confidentiality and cross-referencing data are lawful actions, but making malicious and false insinuations denotes undignified and unethical conduct on the part of those who accuse him.
The mayor of Catalonia said that, if nothing is confirmed, he wants to know what will happen to prosecutor Villis Marra, who requested the lifting of confidentiality. And he asks: "Will I be able to sue for damages?"