Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The former PP treasurer Luis Barcenas may leave prison on bail – Telam

The former PP treasurer Luis Barcenas may leave prison on bail – Telam

Barcenas is in custody since June 27, 2013 as part of the mega cause of corruption Gürtel, which investigates the payment of commissions for decades the party of conservative President Mariano Rajoy.

This week, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor requested for Bárcenas 42 and a half years in prison for six counts. bribery, tax fraud, money laundering, forgery, embezzlement and attempted procedural scam

From this investigation it came to light that Barcenas wearing a bookkeeping B in PP, which an illegal financing and charging black of bonuses by the party leadership is clear.

In its resolution that opens the door to the release of Barcenas, Criminal room fundamentally believes that the current procedural time investigating the case Gürtel -the first part (1999-2005) -. is almost “exhausted”

It also takes into account the “long spent in custody “next two years, must be reconciled with their” full root in Spain “and” lack of criminal record “.

When former treasurer of PP was imprisoned, the judge Pablo Ruz instruction took into account the possibility that he might destroy evidence and escape, after discovering that kept millions of euros in accounts in Switzerland.

The magistrates of the room Criminal bail set taking into account the severity and nature of the offenses alleged against him Barcenas and their social status and as a guarantee against the risk of leakage.

Months after being imprisoned, Barcenas asked the judge Ruz partial release their accounts to pay “bills running costs of your family”, claiming he had no money.

Ruz remains blocked accounts Bárcenas is in Switzerland, where it had accumulated a total of 48 million euros and their accounts in the US and UK.

According to defense sources, cited by the Spanish press, the former treasurer will try to get the bail money through a “collection family or a bank guarantee. ”

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