The committee of inquiry into the Koldo affair in the Senate will once again summon the former CEO of Globalia Javier Hidalgowhom the Popular Party accuses of having disappeared in order to avoid reporting on his relationship with the alleged plot. The businessman’s appearance was scheduled for Thursday and, with the Interior Ministry being “unable” to locate Hidalgo, the PP set his summons for November 22.
The popular people, who enjoy an absolute majority in the Upper House, denounced that the department of Fernando Grande Marlaska He was unable to send the summons to Hidalgo and requested that the government of Pedro Sánchez collaborate to locate him. Sources close to the businessman assured ABC that he was “reachable by telephone” and willing to appear when notified, reports Adriana Cabezas.
Following the commission of inquiry held yesterday, the Board of Directors and Spokesperson They approved the resummoning of Hidalgo, who is also related to the wife of the president of the government, Begoña Gómez, and once again urged the executive to do everything possible to find him. “The PP will continue to work with all the means at its disposal until this appearance takes place,” popular sources in the Upper House indicated.
The commission of inquiry into the conspiracy also agreed to summon the Secretary of State for Finance, Jesus Gasconon November 19, as well as Pedro Sauracurrent president of the Correos Group and former Secretary of State for Transport under Minister José Luis Ábalos, against whom the Supreme Court opened a trial yesterday for his link with the Koldo affair.
Also on the list of people who will appear this month are the current Director General of Budgets and former Director General of Inspection and Management of the Ministry of Transport at the Ábalos stage, Javier Sánchez Fuentefría (Thursday 14); the former undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Jesus Manuel Gomez Garcia (Thursday 14), investigated in the Koldo case before the National Court and dismissed from his functions in August after his indictment; and the vice-president of SEPI, Bartolomé Lora (Wednesday 20).
Added to this are the former chief of staff of former minister Ábalos, Ricardo Mar (Friday 15); the tax inspector of the Zaragoza delegation, Raúl Burillo (Monday 18); the general of the Civil Guard, former head of the tax and airport unit of the Madrid command, David Blanes (Thursday 21); the current police chief of the Canary Islands and who was commissioner of the Barajas airport in January 2020 (the month in which the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, visited Spain), Jesus Maria Gomez (Thursday 21); and colonel of the Civil Guard Javier Vázquez Arnaez (Friday 22).
The first to appear before the Senate commission of inquiry will be Jose Antonio Alvarezformer director of Barajas Airport between 2019 and 2022, next Monday 11; And Álvaro Sánchez Manzanaresformer general secretary of state ports; who will do it on Tuesday the 12th.
