Fernando Tonos resigns from the advice of Senator Javier Aponte Dalmau after the controversy over his employment

Popular senator Javier Aponte Dalmau confirmed this morning that former representative and convict Fernando Tonos will not work in his office as a legislative adviser, after yesterday he announced his employment at a rate of 6,000 dollars per month.

Tonos was convicted of corruption in 1995 for a phantom employee scheme.

Aponte Dalmau initially indicated that Tonos would work as an employee of his office, but today he clarified that the intention was for him to be a contractor.

“He told me that in these conditions he is not willing to go and create a problem for me, the president or the Senate. I had the illusion of returning to the Legislative Assembly for advice on the parliamentary process, but not so. “said Aponte Dalmau to The new day.

The popular senator indicated that yesterday he spoke with the president of the Senate, José Luis Dalmau, about the role of Tonos in his office. Aponte Dalmau indicated that the senatorial president classified as “unfair” the reaction to Tonos’ return.

“Not that I would approve … this person rehabilitated himself and did a job in the community. Senator José Vargas Vidot himself recognizes it “, said Aponte Dalmau, when he classified the reaction of the citizens around the figure of Tonos as” diverse “.

“There are people who know him and know what he can continue to contribute and the experience he has, and there are people who understand that he was … in my opinion, this was unfair,” he said.

Aponte Dalmau pointed out that Tonos’ planned employment was consulted with the text of the Anti-Corruption Code.