Jobs were lost however in industry and construction. It concerned alleged irregularities in the purchase of share options in the company in 1988, but the commission considered it not proved that privileged information had been used by Villalonga or people close to him at the time. Meanwhile the opposition Socialists and left wing coalition IU have both criticised the commissions decision saying they think that the suspension of the investigation could be linked to the resignation of Villalonga as company president. They called on the government to better explain their role in the affair to the Spanish public. Ecologist groups have blamed a lack of safety procedures at the power station at Aceca as being responsible for the pollution earlier this week of what is now 12kms of the Tajo river close to Toledo.
Ecologists say that serious damage has been done by the spill of fuel oil but the sec.
Damage to his home was limited say reports. Meanwhile 15 people who had been detained in connection with some 40 incidents of similar street violence have been released on bail by National Court judge Teresa Palacios. She rejected an appeal from the prosecutor to keep the group in custody, preferring instead to release them on bail of 3 million pesetas. The links between the PNV Basque Nationalist Party and EH, the political wing of ETA are weakening. Yesterday saw the formal ending of town hall pacts between the two parties in the province of Vizcaya.