• Justice Ignacio Ignacio denies the judge that Esperanza Aguirre ordered to contract with companies of the 'Punic case'
  • Punic Case.The judge imputes Esperanza Aguirre for "forging" a plan to divert public money to the PP in Madrid since 2004

Esperanza Aguirre has accused the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of being "committed" to the fact that the popular Fundescam Foundation, one of the supposed routes of illegal financing of the PP, was "the Watergate ". The former president of Madrid has declared for more than two hours before the judge of the National Court Manuel García Castellón for her alleged role at the head of the maneuvers to finance with public funds the electoral expenses of her party.

Aguirre has denied any illegal action and, as he had done yesterday who was his number two and then regional president Ignacio González, has insisted that she was focused on the political tasks of the party, not economic ones. González is charged, as is the former general secretary of the party in Madrid Francisco Granados. When asked why his selection of appointments is today a list of accused, he replied that he then trusted them. And, according to Efe, has dropped that important appointments consulted with the former president of the party and former leader of the PP Mariano Rajoy.

The declaration began at 10 am Aguirre has arrived at the judicial headquarters half an hour before accompanied by his lawyer, Carlos Iglesias . At noon the declaration was still going on.

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