The Spanish Justice today dismissed an appeal filed by former Spanish economic vice-president and former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Rodrigo Rato, against deposit of 18 million euros imposed as part of an investigation into crimes which prosecutors must report Wednesday.
Section 23 of the Provincial Court of Madrid confirmed the injunction issued by the examining magistrate No. 31, Antonio Serrano Artal, considering that “there are sufficient data” Rato “could incur” in the alleged commission criminal offenses alleged against him.
Rato, who will have to declare on Wednesday as part of the cause for which he was detained briefly on 16 April, has blocked all accounts, mutual funds and real estate assets, although these precautionary measures can be lifted if you pay the millionaire bail imposed.
In its resolution – which had Telam access -, the Provincial Court holds that these measures are “appropriate” because, although “the investigation is just beginning”, “complexity warns matter “, derived from” web of corporations led and managed directly or indirectly “by the former minister, and” many others have been able to intervene and take part in this framework “.
The court It states that the anti-corruption prosecutor accused the banker and Conservative leader on three offenses: crimes against the Treasury (evasion), money laundering and criminal insolvency but for now rule out the latter.
However, in its latest resolution, the judge Serrano Artal seen only crimes of tax evasion.
This case was precipitated after the Spanish press brought to light than the former vice president and finance minister during the government of José María Aznar (1996-2004) on the list of 705 people investigated by the Executive Service for the Prevention and Capiales laundering (Seplac) of all that had adhered to the tax amnesty current Executive of Mariano Rajoy.
The report by the National Fraud Investigation Office (ONIF), that supported the arrest of Rato appreciated fiscal offenses, laundering and concealment of assets.
However, the chief inspector ONIF, Margarita Garcia-Valdecasas, yesterday distanced himself from that report to testify before the judge, who called to testify Rato for tax offenses.
The former IMF chief is also charged with an alleged fraud in connection with the IPO of Bankia, entity presided, and the abuse of “cards in black” in that bank and its predecessor, Caja Madrid.
Rato, who denies any wrongdoing, was expelled from the right-wing Popular Party (PP), which became a great reference point had been designated as successor to Aznar.
No comments:
Post a Comment