Madrid.- Luis Barcenas, who for nearly 20 years was treasurer of the ruling Popular Party (PP), which had full powers; he was a senator, came out yesterday from prison of Soto del Real in Madrid.
Bárcenas spent 19 months in custody accused of money laundering, tax evasion, bribery, forgery and procedural scam attempted, by conducting a parallel and illegal accounting black money he received kickbacks from businessmen, and for years he divided among the various members of the leadership of the PP itself.
Just inside the street and to the many media that awaited him first thing he did was referring to the prime minister, Mariano Rajoy. “I have listened to Rajoy, I thank you; Luis was really strong, “he said wryly and alluding to an SMS message to the pit itself sent when the Gürtel case broke (the larger pattern of corruption in Spain and in which are involved many members of the PP) and after the news that t he former treasurer had more than 20 million euros in tax havens was known.
Then and questioned by the party, whose members want nothing of it and merely repeat that has been expelled from it, said that “the PP has nothing to fear from me.” Finally admitted feeling “good,” not regret anything I did, and said that if I could would act the same.
Luis Barcenas released from jail last night after a bond of 200,000 euros imposed by the Criminal Division who paid with the help of his family, and he and his wife have all their homes and bank accounts, where he came to amass a fortune of nearly 50 million, seized.
His release has caused nervousness in the Spanish government, where fear Bárcenas start throwing the blanket and incriminate some of the PP leaders at the time, as it has done. It is speculated that may have information made public would be a bombshel l: recordings of meetings with Rajoy himself and other members of PP, emails or SMS, besides his famous “papers” and published in the Spanish press, which detailed the corruption.
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