The Director General of Coordination and Studies of the State Secretariat for SecurityJosé Antonio Rodriguez, known as Lenin, admitted this Monday to the National Court that he was the senior official of the Ministry of the Interior who contacted Koldo García to finalize controversial orders for medical supplies with the investigated company Soluciones de Gestión SL. However, when asked who gave him the telephone number of the adviser to former minister José Luis Ábalos, the then Undersecretary of State for Security replied I don’t remember.
José Antonio Rodríguez recognizes that in the context of his work in the Home Office You are informed that the Ministry of Transport led by Ábalos was in the process of acquiring masks and Contact Koldo García is provided who you speak with to enter into another contract with Management Solutions. However, he does not say who gives him the contact details of the ministerial advisor who gives the name to the case investigated by Judge Ismael Moreno. Sources consulted by OKDIARIO assure that it is cover to someone within the government of Pedro Sánchez. He assures that he does not remember who gave him the name Koldo García, nor who gave him instructions call the trusted man of Ábalos, who fell asleep with the support of Pedro Sánchez to access the leadership of the PSOE.
In his statement as witnessthe former ministerial undersecretary relegated from his post after the controversy, spoke to Moreno about the awarding of a contract for the purchase of masks to the company Soluciones de Gestión, worth 3.4 million euros. This is a company under investigation for allegedly obtaining inflated contracts that allegedly led to millionaire commissions to various people.
Rodríguez’s name appeared during the statement Daniel Belmarformer Deputy Director General for Infrastructure and Media Planning and Management to the Secretary of State for Security. Belmar said Rodríguez ordered him to contact Management Solutions after the efforts with Koldo García. During his testimony before the Senate commission of inquiry, this retired commissioner explained that Rodríguez had facilitated his contacts with Inigo Rotaechedirector of the company indicted by the National Court.
Besides Rodríguez, the appearance of two inspectors who participated in the audit commissioned by the subsequent Minister of Transport, Oscar Puente, on contracts awarded by entities under its jurisdiction.
For his part, the former general director of people management at Adif, Michaux Miranda, described the audit as an “absurdity” in his statement last month, where he also mentioned that Isabelle Pardo de Vera, former president of Adif, was the one gave you the contact management solutions. This company received a batch of masks for 12.5 million euros.
On October 21, other witnesses are expected to appear before the judge, including the budget and contracts manager of the Ministry of Transport during the award ceremony, and the former Secretary General of Posts. Likewise, the judge will also collect a statement from the president of the company Raminatranswho was responsible for distributing part of the merchandise. These statements seek to clarify the lack of justification in the receipt of the masks awarded by Puertos del Estado and Adif.
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For their part, the popular accusations of Iustitia Europa and Hazte Oír in the context of Koldo affair asked the judge to investigate the rescue of Air Europa and the visit of Delcy Rodríguez, vice president of Venezuela, in Spain in 2020. They ask to open two separate rooms and cite figures such as Nadia Calviño, Francina Armengol and José Luis Ábalos. They argue that recent reports link Ábalos to the Air Europa rescue and Rodríguez’s visit, suggesting influence peddling and corruption. They also demand the indictment of senior officials of the Civil Guard and the opening of an investigation into possible crimes linked to public procurement.
In addition, they indicate that the visit of Delcy Rodríguez could have violated international sanctions, accusing Ábalos and others of facilitating this meeting. The platforms believe that Ábalos acted as intermediate in various public awards and request that he be fully investigated for these events.
