The judge who investigates the Koldo case Ismael Moreno separated the prosecution from the defense of the former Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Transport Jesús Manuel Gómez. He did so through an order dated today and in the possession of OKDIARIO in which he assures that he will not assume his representation after not having provided the necessary authorization. The current Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, dismissed Jesús Manuel Gómez after learning of his accusation in the judicial investigation into the Koldo caseIn this case, the president of the Central Court of Instruction Number 2 is investigating eight contracts awarded by different entities of the Public Administration for a total amount of 51,998,434 euros.
Finally, the prosecution will not defend the former number 3 of Transport after the appeal of the popular accusations. The Liberum association was the first to ask the public prosecutor not to defend the senior official investigated for the conspiracy and the rest of the popular accusations brought by the political parties PP and Vox adhered to its request. The judge on duty during the summer holidays at the National Court had approved that the Bar defendfor the moment, to this investigation, but the instructor Ismael Moreno decided to back down by accepting the request for reform of the appeals filed again because of the accusations.
“Whenever the Attorney General’s Office did not issue the authorization from the General Directorate of Litigation allowing assume the representation and defense of the accused Jesús Manuel Gómez García […] The Public Ministry is responsible for assuming the representation and defense of Jesús Manuel Gómez García, indicted in the present proceedings,” agreed the investigator of the Koldo case.
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office notified the judge “possible incompatibility” of the Public Ministry after assuming the defense of the then Undersecretary of State for Transport, in case he later wanted to appear as a private prosecutor “in the case of a possible crime against the public treasury.” Prosecutor Alejandro Cabaleiro stressed that “he was not opposed to the Undersecretary of Transport choosing the defense he considered appropriate, but he warned of the conflict of interest that the State’s legal services could encounter in the future.”
Interrogations
The ruling also states that the former senior Transport official already has a new lawyer on the case, which has led to the change in the date on which he was due to testify before the judge. In order not to cause impotence, the appointment agreed in this procedure is suspended so that Jesús Manuel Gómez García makes a statement as an investigator on 09/24/24 at 09:30, and he is again indicated as such. . end next September 23, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. your morning” said the judge of the National Court.
Next September, there will be a battery of interrogations as part of the ongoing investigation into the Koldo case. On September 10th it will be the turn of Alvaro Sanchez Manzanareswho was Secretary General of the State of Ports. A day later, on September 11, it will be the turn Michaux Miranda PaniaguaGeneral Manager of People Management at Adif. The magistrate also summoned Javier HidalgoCEO of Globalia, to testify on September 12. He is also joined by nine other people who will testify in this case.
During this new judicial year, the National Court will promote the investigation into the Koldo case which represented a media earthquake in the first half of the year. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested an investigationn but the investigator raised a question of jurisdiction before the Supreme Court to continue the investigation into the conspiracy. The High Court agreed with him and the Koldo case will continue before the National Court.
