The government does not rule out corruption at Plus Ultra but assures that it does not affect them

1. La Moncloa supports Zapatero privately
2. Justice investigating allegations of money laundering from Venezuela
3. The anti-corruption complaint for possible inappropriate use of the ransom
4. Registration arrests
5. Government defends legality of rescue during pandemic

The government avoids banishing any suspicion of corruption of the Plus Ultra airline, even if it is limited to the private sphere.

Sources of Moncloa They strive to make it clear that investigation which weighs on the company is “completely foreign” at the work of Council of Ministerswho decided save her during the pandemicthey explain to Digital Confidentiality.

La Moncloa supports Zapatero privately

Moncloa he also does not want to comment on information where the former president was, José Luis Rodriguez Zapateroin contact with the alleged conspiracybut they exclude that there is “nothing unusual” in the activities of advisor to Pedro Sánchez. Inside entourage of the president They assure that the plot under investigation has nothing to do with the former socialist leader and reaffirm that it only concerns internal company problems.

Even if in public they avoid putting their hand in the fire, in private the trust is total. The executive leadership continues to consider him a fundamental asset of the party and has no doubt that had no involvement in the mismanagement of the rescue carried out by Plus Ultra. They confirm that they did not intervene to influence the government’s decision.

Justice investigating allegations of money laundering from Venezuela

THE Justice investigate if Plus Ultra laundered funds from Venezuela in European countries. The past December 11 THE Economic and Financial Crime Unit of the National Police registered registered office of the company in Madrid for one alleged crime of money laundering. The company was saved in 2021 for the SEPI value 53 million euros.

The anti-corruption complaint for possible inappropriate use of the ransom

THE investigation from that government decision did not prosper and archivebut the current investigations respond to a complaint from the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office for the eventuality “misuse” what the company did public amount that the Executive granted him. As he progressed ABCsaid the money was used to return money to accounts abroad belonging to a alleged criminal organization whose objective was launder illicit funds from Venezuela.

Registration arrests

Inside savewere detained the president Julio Martinez and its CEO, Roberto Roselli. Different information now points to Shoemaker in several meetings with Martínez, whom he recognized as being friend. But the former president he denies having participated in the rescue and also denies having met the president of Plus Ultra shortly before what they stopped.

Government defends legality of rescue during pandemic

Moncloa ensures that everything was legal and this in the rescue was not committed no irregularity; just as happened with the money granted to other airlines. During the pandemicin the absence of movement, all European countries saved to their respective strategic companies inside airline sector. “If they later did something wrong or used the money for something that was not legal, that is no longer up to the government.”they reiterate from the Executive.