The prestigious Majorcan lawyer Edward Lunawhich constitutes a popular accusation in the Koldo affairasked the imputation of the former president of the government Francine Armengol and who was his Minister of Health, Patricia Gomez, following new information from the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard, which reveals that the Government of Armengol awarded manually and using the emergency route two contracts signed in 2021 with a company in the corrupt plot to achieve PCR tests.
The association Veritas Initiative for Justice and Transparency was presented before the Court of Instruction number 2 of the National court a letter to request the summons of Francina Armengol and Patricia Gómez, because “it appears, indicatively, that they could have participation in the promotion of public procurement with the company Eurofins Megalab and, finally, to the conspiracy, interesting as an investigation and not as witnesses.
In addition, this association also requests the indictment of the person who was Deputy Director of Purchasing and Logistics of the Balearic Health Service during the pandemic, Antonio Mascaró Crespífrom the former general director of IB-Salut Juli Fuster and also the former general director of the Health Service of the Balearic Islands under the Armengol government Manuel Palomino.
“The facts for which an investigation is requested are framed in the irregularities observed in the award of public contracts related to the performance of PCR tests during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands. The UCO report reveals a series of communications and efforts between officials, politicians and supposed businessmen that indicate the existence of unlawful conduct“.
“This seems to indicate that Megalab was able to access trading contracts without advertising to the detriment of the principles of transparency and free competition which should govern public procurement, which could have constituted a possibility crimes of prevarication, influence peddling and corruption in public procurementnot to mention those who are already under investigation at the company Management solutions “which took place in absolute disregard of the administrative procedure, causing serious harm to the coffers of the Balearic Islands and to citizens in tragic moments like the pandemic,” affirms the Veritas association.
Ask Iago Negueruela to testify as a witness
The Veritas Justice and Transparency Initiative association, led by Eduardo Luna, also asked the summons to appear as a witness of the former Minister of Economic Model, Tourism and Labor of the Armengol government, Iago Negueruelasince “he acted like coordinator and manager of all the initiatives agreed in the context of the health crisis, being according to some media the strong man of the Executive of Francina Armengol.
It should be remembered that the new report of the Central Operational Unit (UCO) reveals that in August 2020, Koldo Garciaadvisor to the former Minister of Transport Jose Luis Abalosmoved his contacts to high places to place medical supplies from the Koldo affair. Among his efforts, he contacted the President of Congress, Francine Armengoland with the Minister of Territorial Policy, Angel Victor Torres. “Honey, I’ll keep you posted,” she replied to Armengol after asking him to put her in touch with the Minister of Health to offer a sale.
Towers And Armengolat the time presidents of Canary Islands And Balearic Islandswere two of those who signed mask purchases with a bonus to the company Management solutions. The company that used the land to bill tens of millions of euros for medical supplies.
The report also demonstrates the close proximity between Koldo and Armengol, who speak in a friendly tone. After this contact, which the current Congress president facilitated in Koldo, negotiations were carried out directly at the second level between business leaders and managers. Balearic Health Department.
