Monedero denounces "helplessness" for not being able to see the statement of 'El Pollo' and other key material for his imputation

It demands full access to the case, especially to the reports prepared by the UDEF on which it is based

MADRID, 7 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The co-founder of Podemos Juan Carlos Monedero has complained to the judge of the National High Court who is investigating him for alleged crimes of money laundering and false documents that allows him to access the whole of the case, denouncing that he has not yet been able to see key material for his imputation , such as the statements of the former head of Venezuelan Intelligence Hugo 'El Pollo' Carvajal or police reports, which he has warned that it generates "absolute defenselessness."

In a letter on Thursday, to which Europa Press has had access, the university professor indicates to the head of the Central Investigating Court Number 6, Manuel García Castellón, that, once he has been able to access the digital platform where all the proceedings should be recorded, He has realized that this is not the case because there are documents mentioned by the magistrate in his resolutions that do not appear.

Specifically, it draws attention to two things. On the one hand, a report prepared by the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) on which the instructor would have based himself to separate these investigations from the archived ones --by order of the Criminal Chamber-- on the alleged illegal financing of Podemos through Venezuela and Cuba, a case that was reopened as a result of Carvajal's statements and papers.

"There is no doubt that it should be included in the actions that have been provided to us, however it is not included in them, which causes serious defenselessness to this part," says Monedero's defense.

Likewise, his legal team mentions another police official letter that would reflect that Monedero would be the owner of 92 current accounts, in addition to other documents prepared by the security body.

Secondly, the absence on said platform of the judicial statement given on October 27, 2021 by 'El Pollo' before García Castellón in the framework of the aforementioned case on the 'purple' accounts.

Along the same lines, it criticizes that "there is no reference to the supposed protected witnesses who would have testified in the case", pointing out that they should be able to know at least that there have been and have appeared, although with "the appropriate guarantees that would allow their protection identity".

Although he is aware that the judge announced an expurgation piece --to clean up the investigations of personal data of third parties unrelated to them, which affect other cases or public order--, he criticizes that the resolutions by which agreed, the criteria followed to make the sieve or the list of purged material.

"There is no evidence in the case that the documents, mostly referring to the person under investigation, are secret, respond to any reserved information, nor is there any agreement in this regard, so access cannot be excluded, practically absolutely. of the investigated to the material on which the judge is based 'a quo' for the deduction of testimony", he maintains.

Monedero considers that all this "results in the defenselessness generated by this party", specifically mentioning violations of their right to a fair trial and the principle of equality of arms, "especially when the procedure has been continuously filtered by the media, always from the sole perspective of inquisitorial activity.

This writing represents the last movement of the co-founder of Podemos after he appealed to get the Criminal Chamber to also file this case, a request to which the National Court Prosecutor's Office has joined, according to the legal sources consulted by Europe Press.

In his order of July 28, García Castellón agreed to investigate Monedero by observing a "triangular movement of funds" for the 425,000 euros paid by the Banco del ALBA to the Caja de Resistencia, owned by the former "purple" leader, for a " comparative study", a money that would have moved to Viu Europa. In addition, he appreciated "lack of accuracy" in documents provided by the latter company.

Monedero stated in its appeal that this supposed "triangular movement of funds" is not an indication of any criminal activity, but a "mere reflection of economic relations", referring to the "payment to a subcontractor or any supplier, by a professional or a company, when they receive the money owed by the end customer".

If the reasoning of the investigating judge is followed, said the co-founder of Podemos, "any subcontracting, 'outsourcing', outsourcing of services, cooperation between different professionals or contracting to third parties, would always be evidence of a crime and alleged evidence of the initiation of a criminal procedural investigation" .