Aldama arrives on the Supreme Court to testify on the ‘Koldo case’
Businessman Víctor de Aldama has already arrived on the Supreme Court, the place he’s summoned to testify as being investigated for the corrupt plot that had its epicenter within the Ministry of Transportation throughout the interval of José Luis Ábalos. Aldama, thought of the achiever of the plot, arrived on the courtroom by automobile accompanied by his lawyer and didn’t wish to make statements to the media that have been ready for him on the door. The businessman should clarify to the investigator of the case, Leopoldo Puente, the doc that he offered within the Supreme Court on December 4 as alleged proof of the dedication to collaborate with justice that has allowed him to be launched after being imprisoned for a month and as a result of his involvement in one other corrupt community. The doc delivered to the Supreme Court included a listing of supposed works “pre-awarded” by Ábalos in trade for commissions.
The businessman assures that he additionally agreed with the previous minister and former Secretary of Organization of the PSOE to provide him an residence situated on Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid valued at 1.9 million euros as a “guarantee” for the funds that numerous development corporations would make to him sooner or later. in trade for the awarding of contracts, and that “the request for gifts” by Ábalos was “constant.” In the documentation delivered to the decide, Aldama additionally identified different officers near the Government and the PSOE, reminiscent of Minister Ángel Víctor Torres and Carlos Moreno, chief of workers of María Jesús Montero, Minister of Finance.
Ábalos denied all of the accusations in his assertion earlier than the decide final Thursday, during which he assured that he by no means acquired any kind of compensation for the awards of his division and identified De Aldama and his former advisor within the Ministry, Koldo García, as chargeable for the operations below suspicion.
Aldama’s statements additionally conflict with the studies ready by the Government on the awards indicated by the businessman. These paperwork, commissioned by the present Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, have concluded that no irregularities have been detected, that a number of tasks haven’t even been put out to tender and that the listing offered by the businessman consists of recordsdata processed by Ábalos’s predecessors within the place, Ana Pastor and Íñigo de la Serna, from the PP, and by Ábalos’ successor, Raquel Sánchez, from the PSOE.
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