The Civil Guard was arrested on Thursday 27 November. Laura Garcia de Viedmaformer abbess Belorado Monastery In the Province of Burgos, after a comprehensive inspection of the monastery facilities. As you have been able to verify Effy, The arrest came as part of an investigation into the sale of historical artwork belonging to the monastery. The search conducted by the Court of First Instance and Education of Brivisca was already investigating García de Viedma’s alleged involvement in the case, which is why it ordered the search first thing in the morning.
The criminal investigation began last year following a complaint from the Archbishop of Burgos about the expulsion of the five former nuns from the Orduña (Bizcaya) convent. Let us remember that last August, the Court of Brevisca ruled in favor of the eviction petition against the Bellorado nuns, who had been murdered. They were expelled after declaring themselves dissidents.
In addition, accusations of crimes Misappropriation Receiving pieces belonging to the monastery’s heritage and marketing them later. Some complaints are partly accumulated by those cooperating with the detainee: Susanna Matteo (Sister Sion) and Pinar increase(Sister Maryam), who faces at least two open criminal cases. Until now, the three women had been staying at the Orduña Monastery with the two former nuns and some young women available to care for them.
Specifically, the court analyzes the actions of the woman known as Sister Elizabeth Trinity, It relates to the management of the monastery’s assets, the sale of gold, and a network of operations including leasing monastic facilities and attempting to transfer assets to an unregistered civil association. So far it has been revealed Sell 1.7 kilos of gold It is owned by the Catholic community of Belorado, which generated an income of 121,000 euros.
The investigating body also followed the course of an operation that was revealed as a result of a complaint filed by Commissioner Mario Isetta regarding three aggravated fraud crimes, two of which were attempted. One of these violations will be based on a fraudulent rental in Derio (Vizcaya), where 4,488 euros In concept Rent a hostel From monastery to foreign businessman.
According to investigations, the former head of the monastery was going to allocate this money to A Personal account Without having rights to the property after abandoning the community. Furthermore, the investigating judge must determine whether or not the attempt was made to transfer the assets of Diri Bellorado and Dirio to another party. Unregistered civil association In the Ministry of the Interior, it constitutes an additional crime to those mentioned previously. All this is without taking into account at the moment what has happened to the Monastery of Orduña, due to the non-payment of its previous owners, the Poor Clares of Vitoria.
In addition to these criminal proceedings, there are judicial appeals in the civil sphere, such as those filed before the Court of Burgos to overturn the eviction ruling from the Belorado Monastery. However, the situation is getting worse in Vizcaya, where the Orduña Monastery evacuation procedure has already been notified and the evacuation request has already been notified. Although there may be some hope for the five nuns, e.g Vatican It considers them a legitimate community and many advocates have traveled there in recent days.