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Sunday April 19, 2015
He was suspended from PP in October
Mariano Rajoy.-
The investigation into money laundering and fraud former director of the IMF Rodrigo Rato, accused and in two other cases of corruption, “affects especially “the conservative party in power in Spain in this election year, acknowledged Saturday the head of government.
Investigated by the Spanish Treasury, Rato, who was Minister of Economy and number two 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”.
A judge also ordered the blockade of all your bank accounts.
For days, judicial problems it was considered in the early 2000s as one of the major candidates to govern the country drink every cover fueling outrage over corruption and fraud in a population stifled by the crisis.
“Like any Spanish, we do not like such events occur, hopefully never occur again in the future, “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 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 to a tax amnesty approved by the executive in 2012 is welcomed.
Research Rato “not has absolutely nothing to do with the process of fiscal adjustment that the government launched in 2012, again has absolutely nothing to do, but is derived from normal actions of the Spanish tax state agency,” said Rajoy Saturday.
“The government has done battle over this legislature in the fight against any type of fraud,” said Rajoy , which seek re-election in legislative elections .. at the end of the year
Charged in two other cases of corruption, Rato was suspended in October PP
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