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Manuel Villar

Spanish politician (1940-2010)

  • Oct 8

    Alicante deputy mayor denies knowing in 2022 that officials' children got public housing in Les Naus

    Manuel Villar, the PP deputy mayor of Alicante, rejected claims that former official María Pérez-Hickman told him in February 2022 that her children were in the Les Naus housing cooperative. A judge has summoned three more cooperative leaders as investigated, bringing the total to 18.

  • Oct 1

    Ex-councillor testifies in Alicante court on subsidized housing scandal as city government denies account

    Former councillor Toni Gallego testified before Judge Amparo Rubio on 30 September 2026, saying Rocío Gómez asked him to take questions on subsidized flats because she owned one, prompting denials from city hall.

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