Businessman Jose RuzManager Levantina Engineering and Construction (Lic), Denies the payment of bites To the plot ‘Koldo -ás -cardán‘, but admits that ate several times with Jose Luis Abolas and held dozens of meetings with what was his adviser, Koldo GarciaHe is one of the three builders who investigated for the alleged payment of illegal commissions in exchange for awards, which was announced this Friday by Judge Leopoldo Puente, who is investigating the case in the Supreme Court.
Behind him the brothers announced Antonio Fernandez Menendes and Daniel Fernandez MenendesManager and general director, respectively, public work and irrigation (OPR). Three imputed entrepreneurs agreed that they knew officials and employees of the ministry, who then sent Abalaros, but claim that they were there to give a good image and do not admit that they paid something.
At that moment after his statements, Judge Leopoldo Puent ordered Two weeks of the appearance of three entrepreneurs. In addition, Jose Ruz He recalled his passport and forbade to leave SpainField
“My company pays only to my employees”In this sense, he defended the RUZ, which, nevertheless, admitted that he retained 15 meetings with Koldo in the Ministry transport and From 10 to 20 meetings in your house Marina Polop, in Alikant. Although he admits that they had a very smooth relationship, he claims that he had never paid anything. For example, he admitted that he hired his brother, Josube, like a watchman in Alicante, and that if he had not been a brother of Koldo, he would abandon him.
“Safe phone”
The same businessman, however, also admits that Koldo gave him a phonealternativeThe field when they had to talk about sensitive things Used the word in the keywho has already attracted the attention of researchers Uco of the Civil Guard: They talked about Accept “coffee” or go to the “coffee maker” To change the phone and instead talk about this “safe” device.
According to Ruz, this alternative phone, which Koldo gave him for four months, but claimed that he was disconnected and barely used it. His explanation is that Koldo gave him this phone Ask for work for partiesThe RUZ field added that he asked Koldo about services because he was interested in works that were going to develop in Algeria and asked him to talk with the then minister At the end of 2020.
He admitted that I called the “boss” in the koldoSomething, which justifies, claiming that this is a way to express himself, which usually uses, and that he wanted to talk to Santos Serdan Well talk about the company. In particular, the message from Ruza to Koldo, sent on March 13, 2022, said: “Good morning, boss, I think that it is best that you feel with Navarrese, and that I speak with him directly in addition to seeing him today and already well have innocent injuries of everything, because it is not convenient for livestock.”
The same businessman confirmed that Koldo measured for certain contracts with Isabelle Pardo de VeraPresident of Adif and Former Road Director Javier ErreroHe also admitted the field that he had met with a businessman Victor AldamHe also investigated in the conspiracy: according to the builder, Aldam did not like him to stay with the koldo and hide the meeting because he reacted in the form “Cruel and unbalanced”Field
As Lasexta found out, the investigated businessman spent a very difficult time during his statement when the prosecutor asked the businessman to pays Juan Carlos EtheroWhose company will be a screen, according to UCO, to get payments in the sorcot. However, he argued that it was Etero that paid the Cold of Garcia.
