Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Rato is charged with five offenses Hacienda – The Economist

Consuelo Madrigal, state attorney general ruled that the investigation initiated in the courts of Madrid against Rodrigo Rato, former financial vice-president, is assumed by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor.

Consuelo Madrigal, state attorney general ruled that the investigation initiated in the courts of Madrid against Rodrigo Rato, former financial vice-president, is assumed by the anti-corruption prosecutor, who considered it a matter that belongs on connection with facts and research regarding exmandatario.

The decree signed on Monday specific number of offenses for which Rato was reported last week in a police court Madrid. The text explains that there are five crimes against the Treasury and also money laundering and concealment of assets, “among others that may result from the ongoing investigation.”

According to the decree, the former president was is already charged in the High Court by the “Bankia case” and the piece of opaque cards, of which “may derive pecuniary liabilities alleged that the accused had sought to avoid.”

It thus refers to the bail of 800 million Fernando Andreu, the National Court judge imposed integrally last February 13 at BFA-Bankia. Rato and exconsejeros Francisco Verdú, José Luis Olivas and José Manuel Fernández Norniella, the group ended up paying alone.

In fact, the magistrate No. 31 in Madrid, which initially gave rise to the complaint the Office of Madrid, just inhibited in favor of Judge Andreu, who now must decide if your competition.

In the National Court pending resolution is by the Criminal Chamber of resources filed by the defense against the bond Rato 800 million euros set by Andreu against him, Bankia, its parent Banco Financiero y de Ahorros (BFA) and former members of the Board of Directors. The organization forward all this money and now arises sue for the four exdirectivos payment of 133 million euros that correspond to each

consulted tax sources indicated that Anticorruption be competent to take causes only if he proves that there is a connection with facts and research. “With facts, not” they suggest these sources, who pointed out that can not be reason and boost other actions in the High Court for various crimes.

The controversy in the prosecution could reach Congress Deputies, since Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) wants Christopher Montoso, Minister of Finance, and Consuelo Madrigal, state attorney general, appear together before the Justice Committee of Congress to clarify, in a kind of ‘confrontation ‘parliamentarian, if the Ministry of Finance “bypassed” the anti-corruption prosecutor with his decision to prosecute tax Rodrigo Rato research through the Provincial Procuratorate Anti-Corruption Madrid and no.

Specifically, as the application registered by the formation magenta, claiming the presence of Montoro and Madrigal to explain “what was the coordination of Customs agents under the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration, and prosecution of the Superior Court of Madrid and the Anticorruption Prosecutor records relating to Rodrigo Rato, in case there existed such coordination. “

Whatever the prosecution that drives the proceedings, the case has been turned over Antonio Serrano-Artal, judge number 31 of Madrid.

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