Ed. Print CORRUPTION | The extesorero’s Party, Luis Barcenas, must appear in court every Monday, Wednesday and Friday after leaving prison for alleged corruption
Luis Barcenas talks to police upon arrival at the National Court yesterday. – Efe
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The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, knew “from the beginning” the existence of a parallel accounting within the formation presiding, the conservative Popular Party (PP), said yesterday the extesorero Luis Barcenas who is accused in a case of alleged corruption.
“Mariano Rajoy knew about B of PP from the start “accounting, said Barcenas reporters, the day after his release from prison, where he spent 19 months in custody.
According to extesorero PP, this cash hidden fueled by donations from businessmen then redistributed to some senior party, was created by another extesorero in 1987.
These statements, which are not entirely new, immediately revived the controversy in Spain, unless a year of legislative and when several makers of PP, in power, are already charged in one of the investigations into the alleged corrupt plot, known as “Gürtel”.
The socialist opposition demanded Rajoy give explanations to the Spaniards as he had done this same case before the deputies in August 2013.
The corruption that reaches right and left parties, trade unionists, bankers and even a king’s sister, is one of the issues that most concern to the Spanish
In late October, Rajoy apologized for cases involving his party.
In 2013, the Conservative leader had opposed to resign as opposition demanded, but considered have been wrong to trust Barcenas and distanced from it, calling it a “criminal.” Rajoy was then denied any hidden accounting, claiming to be an honest man.
Bárcenas was manager and treasurer of PP from 1990 to 2009. Rajoy meanwhile directs the party since 2004. Asked if José María Aznar, former president of the PP (1990-2004) and the Spanish Government (1996 -2004) knew of the box B, Barcenas said to be unaware.
The formation meanwhile said, speaking through his spokesman Carlos Floriano, that “in the PP has never been box B nor will it be safe B. ” In the “Gürtel”, the prosecution requested 42 years in prison for Bárcenas corruption, tax fraud and embezzlement, between 1999 and 2005.
Forced to appear before the Spanish Court
Luis Barcenas, who is required to report every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Court of Instruction Number 5 as measure to prevent his escape from justice, came yesterday from his home in the Salamanca district to appear in court.
About Rajoy said before the microphones, “is incorporated (to collect envelopes) as secretary of the area Electoral Action (in 1990) and had a hierarchy and the amounts that were given were based on that” .
On the box B added: “It was undoubtedly incorrect and I assume part of the responsibility that is for me, but that has benefited from that accounting is the game.”
Asked about the insistence of PP in attributing exclusive box B said: “Well, man, if it were mine, my money, of course I do not pay the work of PP. If these records were mine I do not pay the work to the PP, nor will I give money to the Humanism and Democracy Foundation for their purposes or dedicate myself to do charity work, I stay all the money. The explanation given by the PP is absurd: I think what is missing in the PP, some people is not an issue and skin, affects the real brain “
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