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IU believes the transfer of the remains of St. Stephen is "a real recklessness" (20/11/2009)

IU + Councillor for the Greens in the city of Murcia, Esther Herguedas, said today that the relocation of the archaeological remains found in San Esteban is "a real reckless endangering and conservation is not an appropriate or acceptable solution or ".

Herguedas made these statements after learning that the director of Cultural Property, Enrique Ujaldón, has announced that the site will be raised from three meters to the level of garden ground level, which will build an underground parking area .

He noted that experts in Islamic Art and the archaeologist Julio Navarro have spoken out against the transfer of material found, while assured that the change of location "is an instrument that will contribute to its destruction, and in any event, it conservation. "

"We do not know what kind of technical Ujaldón be advised of this decision, but we fear that will be the same that once allowed water pressure cleaning an Arab wall in Malaga, with the inevitable result of deterioration," he ironized .

Also, the mayor of the leftist coalition has indicated that the Moorish architecture, its peculiarities, "do not use natural materials, particularly in this case, which has discovered a suburb, that is, a popular neighborhood."

It appreciates that the regional government recognizes the importance of the site, but has insisted that its decision "is ignoring leading experts in an attempt to cover the record, ensuring that they will retain when in fact a form to destroy. "

Herguedas also assured that it will work because the findings are kept safe.

Source: IU+Los Verdes en el ayuntamiento de Murcia

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