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Barcelona, Aug 4 (Reuters) -. Barcelona A judge today called expressly notify the president of the Generalitat Jordi Pujol and his wife, Marta Ferrusola, the initiation of the complaint filed against them by the Clean Hands union so they can defend themselves.
As reported today Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) in a brief statement, the judge of the court of Instruction 31 Barcelona has further agreed “a deposit of 6,000 euros for Clean Hands” to make themselves known in the case, and “the need to file a complaint” against Jordi Pujol and Marta Ferrusola.
On July 31, the court admitted the petition filed by the union Clean Hands against Jordi Pujol, following his confession that hid a fortune abroad for 34 years and against his wife, Marta Ferrusola as an accomplice.
In a car, I had access to Efe, the judge of the magistrate court number 31 of Barcelona, which fell by sharing denouncing Hands Clean, agreed to open preliminary investigation and report its decision to the prosecutor.
In his brief, filed in court on 28 July, Clean Hands complaint Catalan president Jordi Pujol on charges of bribery, embezzlement , prevarication, insider trading, tax fraud, forgery of public documents and money laundering, and his wife Marta and concealing Ferrusola as an accomplice.
In the complaint, Clean Hands called for a judicial inquiry was opened for Following the confession of Pujol and, among other measures, summoned to give evidence to expresident and his wife, and is claimed to Hacienda to provide statements to the court the last five years of marriage.
In his writing, Clean Hands pointed to a report of the National Police against economic crimes (UDEF) according to which during the period of government of Pujol, who was from 1980 to 2003 as head of the commission of 4% is charged Generalitat for the award of public works, of which 2.5% was supposed to finance Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) and the other 1.5% into the pockets of the Pujol family.
Clean Hands stated in its complaint that the content of this course UDEF report was published by the newspaper El Mundo and has not been disproved.
In addition The union impacted on his claim that the police allegedly attributed some of the money that the family could have Pujol offshore systematic collecting kickbacks for public works contracts awarded during the period of government of Jordi Pujol.
In his writing, Clean Hands also reminded the public denunciation made in the Parlament former President of the Generalitat Pasqual Maragall , in the sense that the executive committees charged Jordi Pujol 3% ” You have a problem that is called 3% “, released in 2005, the then President Maragall, addressing the bench convergent.
In addition, Clean Hands argued in its brief that the Catalan government commissioned during the period of government Jordi Pujol several contracts to companies linked to his family, as Hidroplant (Ferrusola founded by Marta) or architectural firm of one of his daughters, Martha, who worked for the regional administration.
The complaint The union appreciated indications that the money from the estate of the father of Jordi Pujol, have accumulated large amounts of capital, whose origin is not determined.
Therefore, Clean Hands believes Jordi Pujol could have committed the crimes of bribery, influence peddling, money laundering, tax fraud, breach of trust, forgery of public documents and misappropriation of public funds.
According to the union, which would also act judicially against Jordi Pujol’s wife, Marta Ferrusola as accomplice and concealing.
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