The Chinese Embassy in Spain on Friday issued a second press in connection with the arrest of five office workers of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC, acronym in English) in Madrid on Wednesday and registry offices For the police.
The statement was published on the same day that the five, including the general manager of the Madrid office, appeared in court to testify on charges of tax evasion and money laundering in the town of Parla, south of the capital.
The Spanish police arrested a sixth person in connection with the case, who was described by police as a former employee of the Madrid office who now works for ICBC in Luxembourg.
The embassy said in its note the good relations between China and Spain in recent years, adding that Spain was “one of the major investment destinations for companies and financial institutions in China.”
ICBC “has been actively engaged in promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two countries,” said the Chinese Embassy, before explaining that the police operation “is still a secret phase”.
“The Chinese government” insisted the embassy, ”always it requires Chinese companies strict compliance with the law and the provisions of both China and the country where they are accredited.
“As reported by the ICBC branch in Madrid, this institution uses the latest anti-money laundering system of money, provided by the Spanish authorities to exercise tight control of capital,” he said.
The Chinese embassy also reported that the person responsible for ICBC at European level has come to Madrid to “coordinate with the Spanish side in the investigation.”
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