The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezdefended this Friday the “cleanliness” of all airline bailouts during the coronavirus crisis, including that of airline Plus Ultra, after recent arrests of business leaders for alleged corruption and the accusations against former Chief Executive José Luis Rodríguez for this reason Shoemaker.
Sánchez was asked during the press conference after the European summit in Brussels about reports that they relate to Zapatero with this rescue and whether he would put his hand on the fire for the former president.
He responded that he had not had the opportunity to speak with Zapatero but that he had always defended the “cleanliness” of the rescues, although he later declared that they were not rescues, but loans granted to airlines during the pandemic phase “in accordance with all the parameters and requirements” required by the Court of Auditors.
“This is a recurring debatethe rescue plans which consisted of loans to Spanish airlines and total cleanliness on the part, logically, of the Spanish government on this issue”, defended Sánchez during a press conference held at dawn after the meeting of European Union leaders held on Thursday in Brussels.
However, the head of the Executive clarified that didn’t get a chance to speak with the former president of Zapatero, and recalled that what had been offered to the airlines “were not bailouts, but loans” from the government.
The investigating court number 13 of Madrid, in operation, agreed last Saturday to release with precautionary measures the three detainees in the “Plus Ultra” case, such as the withdrawal of their passports, the ban on leaving Spain and the obligation to appear before the judiciary every fortnight.
The investigation is in the hands of Court of Instruction Number 15 and continues under summary secrecy. She is investigating a complaint from the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office which denounces both the “inappropriate use” of the 53 million euros granted in the context of the pandemic and the alleged laundering of public funds and Venezuelan gold in several countries.
He doesn’t see disloyalty in Yolanda Díaz
Asked whether he considers it disloyal that the second vice-president of the government and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Diazdemanded a government crisis due to allegations of corruption and sexual harassment affecting the PSOE, responded bluntly: “No, I don’t think about it.”.
Regarding the possibility of meeting Díaz to calm the spirits of the minority partner of the Executive, Sumar, Sánchez confirmed that He already had a date with her.
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