Madrid.- The research laundering and fraud former director of the IMF Rodrigo Rato, accused and in two other cases of corruption, “especially affects” the conservative party in power bleaching Spain in this election year, acknowledged Saturday the head of government.
Researched by the Spanish Treasury, Rato, who was Minister of Economics and number two in the conservative government of José María Aznar (1996-2004) before heading the IMF until 2007, saw his home and his office recorded on Thursday and Friday as part of an investigation by “laundering, fraud and concealment of assets,” AFP quoted.
A judge also ordered the blocking of all their bank accounts.
For days, judicial problems it was considered in the early 2000s as one of the major candidates to rule the cup country every cover fueling outrage over corruption and fraud smothered by a population crisis.
“Like any Spanish, do not like this kind of events that hopefully will never occur again in the future from occurring,” said Mariano Rajoy to reporters before a meeting of his party in Murcia, southeastern, in pre-campaign for municipal and regional elections of May 24.
“In the case of the Popular Party (PP) affects us especially since Rodrigo Rato has it been for many years one of the most important assets of our party, “he said.
denouncing corruption and elites, emerging games can (illiberal) or Citizens (center) threaten the hegemony of the two major configurations:. Rajoy’s conservatives and socialists led by Pedro Sánchez
The latter called this week for the resignation of Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro, following reports that Rato approved a tax amnesty filed by the government in 2012.
The research Rato “has absolutely nothing to do with the process of fiscal adjustment that the government launched in 2012, again has absolutely nothing to do but derived from normal actions of the Spanish state tax agency, “Rajoy said Saturday.
” The government has done battle over this legislature in the fight against any type of fraud, “said Rajoy which seek re-election in parliamentary elections later this year.
Charged in two other cases of corruption, Rato was suspended from the PP in October.
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