Acciona has responded “Surprise and concern” To the reports of the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard, which indicate an alleged mistress of public contracts in exchange for payments to José Luis ábalos and his ex -assistant Koldo García, Managed by Santos Cerdán.
In the center of the controversy, the former employee Fernando Agustín Merino Vera, to whom the UCO connects directly with the alleged payment of committees. Acciona has clarified in a recent statement Merino was fired on April 12, 2021 and has no relationship with the company.
The construction company has underlined its “Total ignorance“The facts that were investigated in the Supreme Court and has the opening of a Internal investigation “For the clarification of these facts and the purification, where necessary, of the responsibilities personally that goes on ”.
Moreover, the company recalls that the establishment of temporary companies (UTES) is a usual practice in the sector and that, in all cases in which it participates, compliance with “the” More demanding standards for compliance with the regulations and due diligence“
According to the company, the fulfillment of these obligations is “constantly verified and checked, both with internal and external methods (such as the Risk & Compliance Service of Dow Jones) and those who hold the company itself and the members of all UTES in which it participates”.
Acciona ensures that if, in the context of these studies, it is confirmed that one of the companies with which UTE has shared has made irregular practices, will “take the correct legal measures”.
The company concludes that its “dedication to work with the highest standards of ethics, transparency and regulatory compliance” to work again, and declares that it is available to the authorities to work together completely.
