The key to the declaration before the judge of the National Court of Victor de Aldama It’s in the why.
Why does the commissioner in the Koldo affair assume the commission of several crimes, incriminate himself in others for which there are practically no details and implicate the President of the Government in the conspiracy, directly in some cases and indirectly in others? Pedro Sanchezto his wife Begoña Gomezat number three of the PSOE Santos Cerdanto the vice president’s chief of staff Maria Jesus Montero and the ministers Therese Ribera, Angel Victor Torres, Salvador Illa And Fernando Grande Marlaska?
Or in other words. How does Víctor de Aldama, who has the right to lie before the judge like any other accused in a criminal trial, take advantage of the mention of several members of the government, including President Sánchez, if these allusions can only aggravate the situation. the accusations brought against him, and therefore his probable conviction, in case of lack of evidence to support them?
To what extent does it benefit or harm him personally, for example, reporting that the visit of Delcy Rodriguez in Spain was carefully planned by the government a month in advance and that the representative of the Venezuelan socialist narcodictatorship was going to have dinner with Pedro Sánchez and the ministers Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Salvador IllaTeresa Ribera and Jose Luis Abalos before the plan explodes?
As expected, Pedro Sánchez and Santos Cerdán denied Aldama’s accusations. “Everything this character says is false,” the president said. “Their defense strategy is based on lies.”
A few hours earlier, the PSOE announced that it would file a complaint against Aldama.
Sánchez also rhetorically questioned the credibility of a “suspected criminal.” Beyond the fact that Aldama is innocent until proven guilty, it would be appropriate to respond to the president that the commissioner in the Koldo affair enjoys the same credibility as his wife Begoña Gómez or his attorney general, also under investigation by justice, or that the former treasurer of the PP Luis Barcenasin whom he and the PSOE firmly believed long before a judge sentenced him.
Aldama’s entourage has already responded to the president in a conversation with EL ESPAÑOL. “Let’s see if they dare to file a complaint,” said this environment. “There is something called exception of truth“.
THE exception of truth It is the power that helps anyone accused of defamation escape criminal liability by proving that the accusation made is true.
Aldama’s entourage therefore tacitly recognizes who has proof of all the accusations he made against the Government.
As EL ESPAÑOL also reports today, Aldama has already made a commitment to the justice system to continue to “pull the cover”. That is, to expand and corroborate his complaints from yesterday with more information after being released by the judge. Pédraz.
Pedro Sánchez and the others accused by Víctor de Aldama obviously enjoy, like any other citizen, the presumption of innocence.
Aldama must therefore prove his accusations in court and demonstrate that his story was not, as the president claimed, an “invented” story whose sole objective was to pretend to collaborate with the judge to obtain his release.
Furthermore, Aldama’s accusations only involve possible criminal responsibilities in the case of Santos Cerdán and Carlos Morenothe chief of staff of the first vice-president and minister of Finance, Maria Jesus Montero.
For the rest of the accused, and according to the account of the Koldo plot commissioner, the responsibilities would, at this time, be solely political.
Extraordinarily serious, and undoubtedly deserving resignations at the highest levels if Aldama proves his accusations. But politics.
What the Spaniards must understand today is that Aldama did not “turn on the fan”, as is often said in the case of repentant corrupt people who reach agreements with the prosecution to involve the rest of the elements of the conspiracy in exchange for a sanction. . minor.
Aldama has accused himself of several crimes.
And this forces us to analyze his accusations against the government and the PSOE in a completely different light.. Because no one lies to implicate innocent people in a corrupt conspiracy without proof if that accusation, if proven false, will later lead to their harm.
