Victor de Aldama, brain of Koldo Fieldexplained to Judge Ismael Moreno how his photograph was taken in a reserved area of the La Latina Theater with the President of the Government and leader of the PSOE. “Pedro Sánchez told me: ‘Thanks for what you do, keep me posted‘”, expressed the main accused in the case currently being investigated before the National Court. This is indicated in the full video of the session to which OKDIARIO had access.
“This photo was taken a reserved place in which we are only the president, Koldo García and me. The one in which the president tells me word for word: Thank you for what you do. They informed me. And I tell him: You don’t have to thank me. The conversation lasts a little longer. I go out and the president stays talking to Koldo, I don’t know what. Immediately, after 30 seconds, the president leaves. The photo was not accidental,” explains Aldama.
The principal investigator of Koldo affairrevealed in a detailed court declaration a complex network of payments and favors which splashes eminent members of the PSOE, including the former minister Jose Luis Abalos and several senior officials of the current government. According to his testimony, he delivered approximately 400,000 euros in cash to Ábalos and 200,000 euros to his advisor Koldo García, in addition to other benefits such as houses and vehicles.
In his voluntary statement before Judge Ismael Moreno, Aldama detailed how relationships developed with the Ministry of Transportation thanks to a chance meeting with Koldo García in a cafeteria near the ministry. According to him, it was Koldo who admitted to him that “We have arrived at the ministry and it does us good”asking for your help and advice.
The businessman revealed that his relationship with the government intensified after successfully managing several projects in Mexico. This led to a meeting with President Pedro Sánchez in February 2019, who He personally thanked them for their collaboration.
A critical point of his statement is the revelation of the controversial episode of the Venezuelan vice president. Delcy Rodriguez in Barajas. According to Aldama, it was a planned visit one month in advance, with the knowledge of the Government, including ministers Fernando Grande Marlaska and Ábalos, as well as President Sánchez. He had even been praised a house in El Viso for meetings with different ministers.
Regarding mask contracts during the pandemic, Aldama explained that his company, Management Solutions, was the only one to advance the money without guarantees. For these operations, he received approximately 5.8 million euros in commissions, part of which was used to make payments to various public officials.
Among the most notable payments, the businessman admitted to having delivered 25,000 euros at the time chief of staff of María Jesús Montero, Carlos Morenoafter obtaining a tax deferral. also paid 15,000 euros to Santos Cerdán in a bar in front of the PSOE headquarters in Ferraz.
The statement includes details of the payment of the rent an apartment in the Tower of Madrid for Ábalos, with an approximate total cost of 88,000 euros. It also reveals the recurring monthly payments of 10,000 euros that Koldo García shared with the former minister.
A singular aspect of his testimony is his relationship with a commander of the Civil Guard, identified as Rubén Villalbawho paid 2,000 euros per month for the provision of encrypted telephones. Aldama justifies these payments as part of a collaboration with the UCE-2 (anti-terrorist unit) and claims a medal for his services.
The businessman also detailed his participation in the rescue of Air Europa, specifying that he had direct discussions with the vice-president. Nadia Calvino and other senior government officials. According to his testimony, President Sánchez was fully informed of these efforts and Ábalos received ““five or six calls a day from the president.”
Aldama justified many of these payments under the normal operation of the business, pointing out that he got the money mainly from his activities in the construction sector. His voluntary declaration, which aims to facilitate his release from prison, has considerably broadened the scope of the investigation, initially focused on the purchase of masks during the pandemic.
