The Popular Party will summon the former president of the government José Luis Rodríguez to appear before the commission of inquiry of the Koldo affair in the Senate. The PP relies on the information published Monday by digital The debate who pointed out that the socialist leader “met in a mountain without cover the detainee of Plus Ultra 72 hours before the police arrested him”, in reference to Julio Martínez, accused by the National Court of the conspiracy surrounding this airline and for which he wants him to be held accountable before Parliament. Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s party already announced at the beginning of the week that it would allow the Upper House – where his group has an absolute majority and controls all parliamentary time – to continue the sessions of the Upper House in January. Koldo affair. But for the moment, we do not know the date on which Zapatero will have to respond to the senators’ questioning.
It was the spokesperson for the PP in the Senate, Alicia García, who announced Thursday at noon, during a press conference, that her party would request the appearance of Zapatero. “We learned from the media that he met in a meeting (with Julio Martínez) and there it seems that they exchanged files, documents… but it could also be that they were favors. We wonder if Zapatero exchanged a tip,” said García, who alluded to other information published in the media. “We also know that he met members of SEPI… it’s the same modus operandi than Sánchez. Zapatero paved the way and Sánchez transformed it into a corrupt system,” said the popular senator.
The PP’s concentration and its offensive on Zapatero had reduced in recent hours. Already on Tuesday, during the government control session in the Upper House, García herself raised this subject during her speech in plenary session. “This government is fleeing like Zapatero fled to Monte del Pardo with the president of Plus Ultra,” declared the PP spokesperson on this subject. “To a clandestine meeting, without cover. Did you facilitate this meeting? Do you think the rescue of Plus Ultra was legal? Are you putting your hand in the fire for Zapatero?” García asked the Minister of Justice, Presidency and Relations with the Cortes, Félix Bolaños. In his response, the minister did not mention Zapatero. “For every defendant in a PSOE corruption trial, there are three from the PP. And the fight is over. “Anyone who commits criminal behavior goes to prison.”
“A slanderous ploy”
Sources close to the former President of the Government deny this information. These sources assure that it is “a slanderous plot, a big lie that Julio Martínez knew and alerted of his arrest”, of which they say he had no news. Zapatero’s entourage also explains that they have known the businessman for years and deny any involvement in the rescue of Plus Ultra. He also claims that it’s not that they saw each other at El Pardo exceptionally, but that it’s the place where they usually meet to run for years, according to sources.
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