Mojacar venue shut down by council takes legal action against mayor

MOJACAR’S Maui Beach, shutdown for two years by the council for what the administration described as a “serious violation” of the law, has announced legal action against the mayor.
The beachside venue, one of the most popular on the Costa Almeria with partying youngsters, put out a statement on August 5 saying that on July 30 its legal services had reported the Mojacar mayor for what it alleges is “a breach of official duty.”
The statement goes on to make extremely strong claims against the council leader and maintains the business has been treated unfairly.
The statement continues with an expression of “our desire that we all continue with our cultural activity based on the creation of employment and Mojacar’s wealth, something so necessary at such a hard time as this we are going through due to coronavirus.”
Mojacar council sealed the door to Maui Beach on the morning of February 25 following a council resolution and the administration’s notification in January of the imposition of a €20,000 fine on the company behind the venue.
The local authority stated that Maui Beach should not open for a period of 24 months due to a “serious violation” of the law on Public Spaces and Leisure Activities in Andalucia, affirming it had been operating as a music bar without the correct kind of licences.