MADRID, Spain. (AP) – A senior Chinese official met Friday with a representative of the Spanish embassy in Beijing to express a “high degree of concern” following an investigation into money laundering and tax fraud at Chinese bank ICBC in Madrid which has resulted in the arrest of six people.
Deputy Foreign Minister Liu Xing said the diplomat José Luis García Galán hoping his government that Spain ensure the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses and staff in the country Europe, the government said in a statement.
García Galán said that Spain will make an impartial investigation will ensure the rights of everyone involved and try the case of “cautious and appropriate” manner to avoid any damage to bilateral cooperation.
China expressed concerns Similar Friday when police raided the Madrid office of ICBC and arrested five executives. A steering sixth was arrested Friday.
The six appeared before an investigating magistrate on Friday. The judge will decide whether they should be released and if remain under investigation.
The police said the operation was monitoring another 2015 anti-gang who used the bank to launder some 40 million euros (45 million dollars) from business in Spain.
the sixth detainee worked in the offices of ICBC in Madrid and currently in Luxembourg branch, police said. He was arrested in Madrid
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Christopher Bodeen in Beijing contributed to this report
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