{
  "id": 8669060,
  "title": "Prosecutors Investigate Benejúzar Waste Collection Contract",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/prosecutors-investigate-benejuzar-waste-collection-contract",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T10:15:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Leader",
    "slug": "the-leader",
    "url": "https://theleader.info/2026/09/20/prosecutors-investigate-benejuzar-waste-collection-contract/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prosecutors are investigating Benejúzar town council's household waste collection service. The Elche-Orihuela Area Prosecutor's Office requested documentation from the council on Friday. Mayor Vicente Cases stated that the authority will provide all the information needed to clarify concerns surrounding the service. Waste collection, considered an essential municipal service, will continue uninterrupted during the process of awarding a new contract. The original contract expired in July 2023 and was extended until July 2024, but the council has been awarding the new contract since Monday. Residuos Sólidos Álvarez has been responsible for waste collection in Benejúzar since 2018. The council acknowledges that the temporary arrangements have persisted longer than preferred, attributing the delay to the complexity and financial significance of the procurement process. Prosecutors have requested information about the original contract, invoice approvals and payments from 2026, and documentation related to the tender specifications and new contract. The mayor assured that the council followed proper legal and administrative advice throughout the process, acting in the best interests of Benejúzar and its residents. The council is now gathering the required files and will submit them to the judicial authorities as requested.",
  "summary": "Benejúzar Town Council is compiling documentation requested by prosecutors as part of an investigation into the municipality’s household waste collection service. The council received formal notification from the Elche-Orihuela Area Prosecutor’s Office on Friday. Mayor Vicente Cases said the authority would provide all the information requested to clarify any concerns surrounding the service.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}