Saturday, April 18, 2015

Spanish Left asks Rajoy explain new corruption case – Chicago Tribune

Active Image April 17, 2015, 9:31 Madrid, April 17 (PL) United Left (IU) reported today in the Congress of Deputies of Spain a claim for the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, appear and clarify responsibilities of a tax amnesty in 2012.

 The lawsuit was filed one day after the arrest and subsequent release of the former vice president of government Rodrigo Rato for alleged money laundering, fraud and concealment of assets.

According to research advances, Rato was investigated by discrepancies are found between their statements to Treasury because of the amnesty, which allowed him to legalize large sums of money deposited abroad, and conducted a year later.

IU asked to explain Rajoy at a sitting of the House proceedings and responsibilities related tax amnesty that benefited some 30,000 people, including some linked to previous governments.

Similarly, IU posted a similar request to also explanations in Congress Finance Minister, Cristobal Montoro, who as head of the ministry promoted the tax amnesty.

Among the beneficiaries of the measure other former senior PP as extesorero and former Senator Luis Barcenas.

include IU also reported that changed the question recorded yesterday, before exploding this scandal, overlooking parliamentary control session next Wednesday to ask Montoro explanations on tax amnesty.

The petition Rajoy summons and Montoro was made by the Plural Left parliamentary group, headed IU and includes Initiative Catalonia Greens and Alternative Esquerra Unida and Chunta Aragonecista, supported by the Working Group.

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