The suspect's radical change in the prosecutor's decision in Ayuso's boyfriend's case
The prosecutor refused to investigate Ayuso's boyfriend twice and now changes his mind
The case of Ayuso's partner is making headlines again. More so after the new twist revealed by the case's prosecutor. It's Diego Lucas who asks the judge to open a separate case and investigate Alberto González Amador.
All to clarify whether he committed a business corruption crime in an operation where he warns of a possible "hidden commission." Last March, Madrid's Court of Instruction number 19 opened a case against him for tax fraud and falsification. The accusation intended to expand the charges, but the Public Prosecutor's representative rejected it twice.
Prosecutor Lucas now focuses on the alleged payment of half a million euros from Ayuso's boyfriend to the wife of the president of Quirón Prevención.
The prosecutor considers the operation was actually a "hidden commission." A report from the Tax Inspection assured that the company had no properties or employees and its assets "lacked value."
Suddenly, the prosecutor suspects Ayuso's boyfriend used the company as an intermediary and simulated the billing of some services. All according to the prosecutor, for a "tax saving."
However, it's important to remember that the Public Prosecutor's representative rejected expanding the charges twice.
It was in July when PSOE and Más Madrid, who are acting as the popular accusation against Ayuso's boyfriend, proposed expanding the list of crimes. All for disloyal administration and business corruption, points that Lucas rejected on July 8.
In other words, the prosecutor refused to open a new line of investigation. In March, a similar situation occurred. Judge Inmaculada Iglesias opened proceedings against Ayuso's boyfriend.
After an email emerged in which he admitted to the Prosecutor's Office having committed two tax crimes. All with the intention of reaching a plea agreement to avoid trial.
Then, the prosecutor also opposed the practice. He explained, "because they don't refer to the object of the present case. And a possible extension of its object is prohibited by article 17.3 in fine of the Criminal Procedure Law (LeCrim)."
The truth is that barely four months later, the prosecutor makes a radical turn. In his latest writing, dated January 8, Lucas argues that there are no indications of the disloyal administration crime that the popular accusations attribute to Ayuso's boyfriend. However, the Public Prosecutor's representative sees possible irregularities due to business corruption.
He also points out: "The defense hasn't provided any explanation as to why the investigated paid half a million euros to Fernando Camino's wife. The president of Quirón Prevención, for a company that lacked value."
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