Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Former Catalan president Jordi Pujol, indicted for tax fraud – Milenio.com

Former Catalan president Jordi Pujol, indicted for tax fraud – Milenio.com

A Barcelona judge investigating the alleged hidden wealth of former Catalan regional president Jordi Pujol he has called to testify, along with his wife and three of their children, as suspects for alleged crimes against the Treasury and money laundering.

The judge called Beatriz Balfagón Santolaria Jordi Pujol, his wife and their children Ferrusola Marta Marta, Mireia and Pere, next January 27 in order to give them the “opportunity” to “be heard on facts “against them, according to a court order issued today.

Fortuna hidden

The judge investigating the hidden fortune of former Catalan nationalist leader after the July 25 last he confessed publicly that his family saved money located in Andorra, a small principality between Spain and France, which was never declared to the Spanish Treasury for 34 years.

In his auto, dated December 11, Judge orders dispatch two letters rogatory to Andorra and Liechtenstein, in order to ascertain the possible existence of accounts in the name of the accused.

The confession of Pujol symbol of Catalan nationalism and political godfather of the current Catalan President, Artur Mas, in summer it had raised suspicions of hidden in exchange for public contracts during their tenure committees.

“I can personally say categorically that I do not I have been a corrupt politician “claimed before the Catalan regional parliament in September, the man who led the northeastern Spanish region between 1980 and 2003, becoming known as the Viceroy of Spain, for its influence on Spanish politics.

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