He former director general of the Civil Guard, Luis Roldanwas one of the great icons of corruption in the Governments of Felipe González. After fleeing Spain in 1994, Roldán was arrested at Bangkok airport (Thailand) on February 27, 1995 andHe ended up being sentenced to 28 years in prison for embezzlement.bribery, tax evasion and fraud. This sentence was later extended to 31 years by the Supreme Court. It was proven that the late socialist leader had enriched himself with funds reserved from the Interior. This conversation revealed by OKDIARIO between Juan Carlos I and Bárbara Rey occurred in 1994.with Luis Roldán missing and the government of Felipe González on the ropes.
Juan Carlos I: I hope they find it.
Barbara Rey: Do you think so?
Juan Carlos I: Although between you and me, the Civil Guard says it’s better not to find him. Better to find him dead.
Roldán was sentenced to 28 years in prison for embezzlement, corruption, tax evasion and fraud, a sentence that the Supreme Court ultimately increased to 31 years. He spent 15 years behind bars: 10 until he gets the third degree and five others to obtain full freedom. She served 10 years in prison in the women’s prison of Brieva (Ávila). “The worst thing was not the prison itself, but the cold there,” he said in some interviews given after his release. He was located in a cell inside a warehouse where, during the day, He moved freely, living with the eight police officers responsible for monitoring him.has.
Born in Zaragoza in 1943, Roldán joined the PSOE in his youth. After a period as a municipal councilor in his hometown and four years as a government delegate in Navarre between 1982 and 1986, he was appointed director general of Benemérita, becoming the first civilian to hold the position of this military body. Early in his career, he became a highly respected figure for the role he played in the fight against terrorism. Also for the construction and modernization that he undertook of the barracks. However, this coin had another side: Roldán carefully selected construction companies and took a commission.
In 2015, in an interview with The sixth, Roldán assured that he received bonuses of ten million pesetas per month from the government of Felipe González. “The bonuses came from funds reserved for the state, as was proven during my trial,” he said. Roldán explained that the envelopes were given to him by his superiors at the Interior Ministry and that “Felipe González knew about the bonuses, at least that’s what the minister told us.” He died on March 24, 2022.
