Costa del Sol
Juan Antonio Roca says he might want his job back at Marbella Town Hall
By h.b.
Apr 16, 2008 - 6:50 AM

Residents of Marbella gathered in the town today to protest at the fact that the man at the centre of the Malaya corruption case, the ex municipal real estate assessor, Juan Antonio Roca, has been released from jail on 1 million € bail after two years on remand. Groups of locals and left-wing politicians from I.U. collected outside one of the properties owned by Roca in San Pedro Alcántara.

Meanwhile the Marbella Town Hall issued a statement saying that they would continue to challenge the release in the courts. Town Hall spokesman, Félix Romero, said that their appeal would stay in place and they were waiting to hear the opinions of both the provincial and national courts on the matter, given the flight risk which Juan Antonio Roca represents.

For his part Juan Antonio Roca told the press on his release that the charges against him had been greatly exaggerated, to the extent that they should be in the Guinness Book of Records.
Under the bail conditions he has to sign in the court or with the police every day, and cannot go closer than 500m to any airfield.

20 minutos has reported meanwhile that after signing at the court today Roca said he is considering returning to his job in Marbella Town Hall. He described it as a possibility and a right he has, and also reminded the press that he still has not been sentenced for anything. The Town Hall is reported to already to be looking at ways to ensure that Roca does not come back and work for them.

Roca also said that he would, for now, remain living in Marbella, although revealed that he wanted to visit Murcia and Madrid next week.