The Public Trust legislator, an ally of the ruling party, consulted the deputy chief of staff about his links with the partners of a company that won a million-dollar tender. He was also consulted about a complaint from García Moritán.
The Buenos Aires Deputy Chief of Staff, Gabriel Sánchez Zinny, He did not have a good time during his visit to the Legislature to defend the Budget 2025 of Jorge Macri. A group of legislators cornered the official with questions about his ties to a state contractor, for the works in the Racetrack and for him scandal of Roberto García Moritan.
Sánchez Zinny appeared before the Budget and Finance Commission of the Buenos Aires parliament to lead the defense of the main guidelines of the “Law of Laws” promoted by the Executive. However, at the time of the questions, he encountered unexpected weather.
The Public Trust legislator, Graciela Ocaña, ally of the ruling party, did not mince words and asked him directly for a millionaire tender of the education area. “I wanted to consult you, Mr. Sanchez Zinny about a tender for the language learning platform that was awarded recently. I wanted to ask you what your connection is with Jorge Chrestia, one of the partners of the companies that has won the tender for US$2.4 million,” he said.
Ocaña quickly focused on the contract awarded to the company Ediciones Logos, from Chrestia, why the City will pay US$2.4 million for learning English. The company also counts among its partners: Oscar Romera, lawyer of the senator from Santa Fe Armando Traferri, whom the provincial Justice defined as the head of a criminal association linked to clandestine gambling.
The Buenos Aires official denied any type of relationship with the company, with its associates and with the million-dollar contract that was awarded to him.. “I have no connection with Chrestia”responded to Ocaña’s query. The company was also contracted by the Province of Buenos Aires when Sanchez Zinny He worked as an official in the government of María Eugenia Vidal.
“It sounds curious that the vice chief of staff does not know the person who helped him write an opinion piece. And all of that is public. That company was also hired in his management in the province. The friends and businessmen of power are always wrong “We are going to continue asking for information to understand why a direct contract was made,” Ocaña told the LPO site.
Later it was the turn of Juan Manuel Valdes, of Unión por la Patria, who consulted him about the works of the Racetrack, where the City will invest US$30 million to finalize the arrival of the MotoGP to the district. The businessman Orly Newfoundland, pilot of the Dakar Rally, He is the one in charge of the negotiations for the rights of the main motorcycle competition.
Valdés also asked the deputy chief of staff about the scandal García Moritan. According to the newspaper Perfil, the former official reported alleged requests for favors from Sanchez Zinny.
“Moritán is accusing that he was asked to make personal arrangements in the ministry he led. “He has something to tell us about this issue, because it is a serious issue,” said the legislator. However, the Buenos Aires official limited himself to responding: “I didn’t watch the news.”
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