The spokesperson for the PP in Congress, Ester Munozsteps on the accelerator in its political offensive due to the possible intermediation role of the former president José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to save Plus Ultra and registers with Congress the request for … urgent appearance of the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande Marlaskaand as Director General of Police, Francisco Pardo Piquerasto the Interior Commission.
Muñoz supports Marlaska’s request for explanations on the need to “account for his knowledge, his actions and the decisions taken in relation to the published information which indicates possible political interference by the former socialist president”, José Luis Rodriguez Zapateroin the command structure of the National Police to obtain confidential information, as well as to report on the possible existence of leaks, in the context of the case currently investigating the rescue of the airline Plus Ultra.”
Pardo Piqueras Muñoz demands explanations on all this and, in addition, on “the information flows and internal control mechanisms existing in the Corps” as well as “to clarify whether there were irregular actions or political pressures that could have compromised said investigation”.
At the same time, the spokesperson for the PP Interior, Ana Belén Vázquez, p.asked the Government to respond in writing to three questions.
The first, if Marlaska and Piqueras Muñoz knew “the meeting held between the former president of the government José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero And Julio Martínez Martínez only 72 hours before his arrest as part of the Plus Ultra investigation.
The second, if the government believes that the former president “was able to access information reserved for the police, knowing that after this meeting, the emails and messages of the person investigated were deleted”.
The third, if “an action has been carried out since the General Directorate of Police to rule out that there was a leak of confidential information from the police chain of command to people outside the investigation, including political figures such as former President Zapatero.
And the fourth, if “the Government can guarantee that there is no internal structure in the political leadership of the National Police which acts as a mechanism for political control of ongoing police investigations”.
Vázquez justifies his questions in the information published in recent days on “extremely serious indications of possible political interference in a police investigation which fully affects the government of Pedro Sanchezlinked to the rescue of the Plus Ultra airline and alleged money laundering crimes.
In this sense, he adds that “the meeting with the former President of the Government, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, with a person subsequently arrested, only 72 hours before his arrest, the subsequent suppression of communications, suspicions of internal leaks, as well as the alleged use of the hierarchical structure of the National Police to condition or control investigations that affect the PSOE and the Government, demand immediate responses.
Spokesperson for Vox in Congress, Pepa Millánalso increases the pressure on the government in this matter and his group has presented in recent days several initiatives regarding the alleged meeting of Rodríguez Zapatero on December 8 in the restricted premises of Monte de El Pardo with the largest shareholder and CEO of Plus Ultra, Julio Martínez, arrested a few days later.
Regarding appearances, the last ones requested were those of the president of National heritage,Ana de la Cuevato the Finance and Civil Service Commission, and that of former director of the National Aviation Safety Agency, Isabel Maestre Moreno. The latter approved the technical reports which made it possible to save Plus Ultra.
As for the questions, in its last round of questions, Vox asked whether former government presidents have access “without prior authorization to the restricted facilities of Monte de El Pardo” or whether Rodríguez Zapatero requested access to these facilities.
In this sense, they ask to know if the current president of the National Heritage, Ana de la Cueva, was aware of this entry and if “on the basis of the principles of publicity, transparency and the fight against corruption”, the Government will publish the complete file of financial aid to Plus Ultra.
The group he chairs Santiago Abascal It also requests information on the identity of the ultimate shareholders of the company at the time of granting the aid, the reasons which motivated the classification of the company as a strategic company or whether a person proposed by the company has held the position of director or manager at Plus Ultra. State Company of Industrial Participations.
Finally, Vox asks the Executive to clarify whether there have been contacts between De la Cueva and Rodríguez Zapatero, whether the Government is analyzing “the causes for which the company is being investigated as part of the analysis of the risks of reimbursement of aid”, and what actions it will take “to clarify the facts and guarantee the reimbursement of public funds”.
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