Bolaños says that the judge summons him because he denounced the facts and not because Paz Esteban held him responsible in court

MADRID, 9 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory, Félix Bolaños, has insisted this Thursday that the judge of the National Court investigating the 'Pegasus case' has summoned him as a witness because he denounced the events at a press conference and He has not related it to the statement of the former head of the National Intelligence Center, Paz Esteban, who points to him as responsible for the security of communications.

This has been transferred in an interview on Antena 3, collected by Europa Press, when asked about whether he has been called to testify as a witness after Paz Esteban's statement, after today El Confidencial published that the former director of the services of intelligence --which last Friday was interrogated by the head of the Central Court of Instruction Number 4-- has pointed out Bolaños as responsible for the control of the mobiles.

"The judge calls me because I denounced the facts in a press conference like anyone who denounces facts and the judge calls him to see what information he has and to collaborate", he pointed out, while noting that the important thing is that he has there has been a security breach and that they have reinforced the capacity of the CNI.

Next, he pointed out that the "key and commitment" of the Government is that espionage cannot be repeated in the future and has emphasized that the Executive acts with "a clear conscience." "We know of a crime and we bring it to the attention of the courts," he added.

In addition, the head of the Presidency has stressed that they communicated it the day after knowing the report of the National Cryptologic Center and that he will be "delighted" to testify to give the information he has at his disposal on the matter. "When we go to court it is to help justice and not to obstruct its work or because there is 'b' money, envelopes out there or someone who has an account in a tax haven as happened in the previous government", he concluded. the.