The Provincial Court of Ourense has closed the criminal case against Mayor Gonzalo Pérez Jácome. The judges considered that failing to request compatibility between his public salary and his work at a private television station does not constitute the crime of prevarication, but rather a possible administrative offense. The decision prevents the mayor from facing a trial for this case.
The compatibility system as a labor safety failure 🛡️
In the field of software development and personnel management, a compatibility system acts as an access control: it verifies that an employee does not hold two roles with conflicts of interest. In this case, the mayor did not activate that protocol. The justice system determined that the omission was neither deliberate nor serious, but rather an administrative error. Like in code without validation, the failure is not malicious, but it leaves a gap in public management.
The mayor and TV: a soap opera with a B-movie ending 📺
In the end, Jácome's case seems more like an episode of a low-budget series than a judicial drama. The judges have said: this is not enough for a trial, it's just paperwork. Meanwhile, the mayor can continue collecting his municipal salary without having to choose between the mayor's office and television. A clear lesson: if you're going to have two jobs, make sure the second one isn't in front of the cameras.