The government spokesperson and Minister of Education, FP and Sports, Pilar Alegria, stated that it seems “curious” that the PP announces from Genoa, “a headquarters paid for with black money”, who will present a complaint against the PSOE before the National Courtl for illegal financing, corruption and influence peddling for a file, the Koldo case, who “is already brought to justice”.
In addition, he denied that the departure of the government of José Luis Ábalos, in July 2021, was linked to this plot and assured that President Pedro Sánchez had no information about it at the time.
“They could have devoted Sunday morning to 30 ongoing trials for corruption”, highlighted this Monday Pilar Alegriawho once again expressed the “absolute force against corruption” and the “absolute collaboration” with Justice and with the State Security Forces and Agencies on the part of the Government and the party.
For Alegría, he acted “forcefully” by asking José Luis Ábalos for his deputy certificate and, faced with his refusal, “he was expelled” from the Socialist Group and “a file for exclusion from the party was opened for him “, a question that remains unresolved.
“Here, force against those who hammer computers”, underlined the Government spokesperson in an interview with Radiocable, clearly referring to the destruction by the PP of the contents of the hard drives of the two laptops that his former treasurer Luis Bárcenas used at the headquarters on rue Génova and which he later handed over by order of the judge Pablo Ruzwho investigated accounting B of the party.
In this sense, Pilar Alegría denounced the “absolute condescension” of the PP with “corruption” and announced a complaint against the PSOE “of a seat paid for with black money”, a statement already corroborated by the National Court . in 2021, which considered it proven that The PP paid in black for the work of the national headquarters of the popular on Genova Street in Madrid.
“It is still curious that the People’s Party meets all day, moreover, in a seat which The invoices for its renovation have not been foundthat is to say in a seat paid for with black money, giving a press conference, talking about corruption,” he said.
Abalos
Alegría denied that Ábalos’ departure from the government – which occurred in July 2021, two and a half years before the PSOE asked him for his parliamentary certificate – was linked to the Koldo affair. In this sense, the government spokesperson affirms that when Sánchez makes a change among his ministers, he does it to “take another step” to the Executive.
So, when asked if, at that time, Sánchez had information that would allow him to remove Ábalos from the government, Alegría assures that if they had it, they would have put him “in the hands of justice”.
“When the President of the Government makes changes, it is always for reasons or in the interest of giving a new direction to the Government or seeking a new to input to the Government. Anything beyond this is pure speculation,” he concluded.
Journey of Delcy Rodriguez
On the other hand, she was asked about the trip to Spain of the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, in January 2020 and the fact that Sánchez knew in advance that this trip was going to take place, even though the government had been informed. maintaining the opposite in recent years.
A report from the Civil Guard’s UCO, released last week, indicated that Ábalos informed Sánchez of Delcy’s arrival four days before it happened. However, Alegría emphasized, in line with the line established by the Government in recent days, that once in the Executive they learned that the sanctions of the European Union were weighing on it, the planned visit It was canceled and did not take place.
The PSOE challenges the PP with a motion of censure
The socialist spokesperson for Madrid City Hall also joined the criticism against the PP, Reyes Maroto, who claimed the “courage” of Alberto Núñez Feijóo and challenged him to present a motion of censure against Sánchez if he can because “PYP lessons, none.”
“If you think it’s not sustainable, it’s very simple, you have a political instrument like the motion of censure, which is what President Sánchez did and today he has governed for six years because ‘he wants to govern,’ he said. .
“we are ashamed all this when there is a case of corruption and, above all, when a suspected case of corruption affects the close environment, with friends or people we know, but it is very important how we react to these irregularities or these allegations of corruption and, from there, I will not accept the lessons of the PP”, he declared.
