The prudence – or imprudence – of Juan Lobato presenting before a notary the conversation during which she received the confessions of Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s boyfriend blurred the Moncloa in a leak on what still remains a case of tax fraud, while making jeopardize your own position as leader of the PSOE of Madrid.
This Monday, while the UCO highlighted the “preeminent participation” of the Attorney General of the State, Álvaro García Ortiz, in the leak of data on the investigation against Alberto Gonzalez Amadorpartner of the Madrid president and investigated for tax fraud,’ABC” published that the leak came directly from the Presidency of the Government.
Moncloa, recovered the diary, and also allegedly tried to implicate Lobato, who left the messages with a notary that he discussed this matter with Pilar Sánchez Acera, then chief of staff of the current minister Óscar López, who in turn headed Pedro Sánchez’s cabinet at the time.
During this conversation, Sánchez Acera sent him an image of the mail between González Amador’s defense and the prosecution: In this document, González Amador’s lawyer admitted the tax crimes on behalf of his client and was open to reaching an agreement with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, contrary to what the head of cabinet of Ayuso, Miguel Angel Rodríguez. Lobato, however, claims that he was told that this email is from the media of communication.
However, For some reason he took these messages to a notary.. According to him explained this Monday in Al Rojo Vivohe did so months later, before the investigation against the attorney general for revealing secrets. His intention, he assures, was prove that there was no leak by the prosecutor’s office, but that the confession of Ayuso’s boyfriend had arrival of journalistic information.
Lobato, summoned as a witness and on the tightrope in the match
The truth is that the judge who is investigating the attorney general has already called Lobato as a witness in the cause and required this notarial actwhile his own head is in danger within the PSOE. In the party there is monumental anger against the regional leader, according to socialist sources, which is reflected in the fact that He did not inform Ferraz of his decision to go to the notary to record a private conversation with a colleague.
They believe that this is unacceptable, that it has broken the trust of the party and suspect that he himself disclosed the information to “ABC”. “What he did is serious, very serious,” say the sources consulted, who consider that Lobato cannot lead the socialist delegation during the next party congress, which will be held this weekend.
Lobato’s maneuver placed Moncloa in a very complicated situation on the eve of this federal congress. From the government, for its part, they assure that maintain confidence in the prosecution General of the State. Regarding Lobato, they limit themselves to asserting that people are free to do what they want.
The events of recent hours, in any case, They gave ammunition to the PP and Ayuso herself against the executive of Sánchez and They diverted attention from the original tax fraud case. González Amador, for his part, is summoned this Thursday for declare yourself accused of two tax offenses and falsification of documents.
