Madam Secretary,
It is with great sadness that we are reluctantly
resigning from the Association Independent Mediterraneo Committee
to which we were elected and appointed by the AIM members at
Annual General Meetings.
We would like members to know that we believe this to be
the best option due to:-
A The
attitude of the AIM President, Manuel Barrera Garcia towards the
committee, members and elected councillors since his arrest on
corruption charges and subsequent suspension from the Town
Hall.
i
Threats issued to the two English
councillors.
ii
Attempted gagging orders on Committee Members contrary to the procedures laid down in the
Articles of Association and Spanish
Law.
iii
Refusing to respond to the Secretary concerning the date
and agenda for the 2008 AGM.
B
The unwillingness of the President, indeed his obstruction,
in providing the Committee Members with:-
i
Copies of the Articles of
Association.
ii
Properly Audited Accounts of the
Association.
iii
Details of the Association Bank Account.
iv
Name of the current Association
Treasurer.
v
An up to date membership list as requested by the
Secretary.
All of these are required by the Articles of Association
and refusal to hand them over has prevented the smooth running of
the Association.
C The
behaviour of the President in improperly holding a Press
Conference on Wednesday 12 November 2008 together with a
group purporting to be the “executive committee” thereby giving
the erroneous impression that the President had the full backing
of the Association and its Committee.
The above, together with the tone and content of his
several press and television statements, show that Manuel Barrera
Garcia has shown contempt for the AIM membership and disregard for
the AIM Articles of Association and the law. All of these things
have in our opinion brought the Association into
disrepute.
