Pujol Jr. fired his lawyer, Convergence linked to after the … – The Confidential

Pujol Jr. fired his lawyer, Convergence linked to after the … – The Confidential

firstborn exdirigente Catalan, Jordi Pujol Ferrusola , has changed lawyers on Monday after learning of the confession of his father, who in a press release said on Friday that saves a legacy from 1980 abroad without regularizing the Spanish treasury. Pujol Jr is being investigated by the National Court Judge Pablo Ruz on charges of money laundering and against the Treasury for allegedly taking money to tax havens Undeclared.

As has been I know Confidential , which was until Monday his lawyer, Javier Melero , has been informed by counsel for the family who decided to change advocacy in light of new developments. Melero is closely linked to CIU and you said President of the Catalan Generalitat, Artur Mas after Pujol father’s confession, that this issue was something “strictly personal”.

From these statements can be deduced that the Pujol family has chosen to change strategy and unlink party judicial matters that dot them. Once you have given the Tribunal, Judge Ruz will within Pujol Ferrusola to choose a new lawyer.

Meanwhile the cause continues. In February, the judge ordered a series measures to check to what extent are certain statements made by the ex-lover of Pujol Jr., Maria Victoria Alvarez , before the same judge and the police, who said I had seen the firstborn of president of the Generalitat carrying bags full of money on your car to Andorra. So Ruz agreed that the movements of dozens of bank accounts, trading house and even their cars are analyzed, and both the Tax Office and as UDEF cast their reporting.

precisely the final report submitted by the police several weeks ago the judge calls into question the origin of the money obtained by Pujol Ferrusola through their businesses. According to sources in the investigation, the suspect UDEF invoices issued and the money earned from their businesses really have their origin in the supply of services but rather commissions for public works.

Now in April auto, the magistrate pointed out that there are indications that Ferrusola Pujol moved 32.4 million euros in thirteen countries, including Switzerland, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein and Gabon, in a total of 118 movements from three banks between 2004 and 2012, according to the Tax Office.

María Victoria Victoria Alvarez Alvarez (Efe)

The magistrate and detailing that 118 traffic movements currency totaling 32,407,658 euros Ferrusola Pujol made or any the five companies that the Tax Office has detected linked to this, from March 30, 2004 until November 28, 2012, ‘with exit or destination, as the case’, thirteen countries: Andorra, Luxembourg, Croatia, Argentina , Uruguay, Switzerland, United States, Mexico, France, Cayman Islands, United Kingdom, Liechtenstein and Gabon.

Pending be called to testify

In this cause, as are investigated and, therefore, both defendants Ferrusola Pujol and his wife, Merce Gironés , who have not yet been called to testify. Both the judge and Anticorruption have preferred to wait to get their hands on all the documentation before questioning.

The president of the Generalitat Jordi Pujol. (Efe)

Furthermore, research sources claim that today is not expected to involve Pujol father in this case because his confession on inheritance, Initially, they are totally different from those investigated by Pablo Ruz facts.