The former treasurer of the PP, Luis Bárcenas, has acknowledged this Monday before the National Court tribunal that is trying 'Operation Kitchen' that he asked a module mate in prison to "destroy" some audios related "to MR, who was Mariano Rajoy".
As a witness, Bárcenas detailed that he met this inmate at the Madrid prison of Soto del Real, where he verified that he had computer knowledge and, therefore, gave him "a specific and paid assignment" to "destroy" information stored in the cloud linked to the Gurtel case.
According to what he stated before the magistrates, "I give you the instruction that a specific recording should be located, I give you the access keys to that documentation and I will give you the instruction on when to destroy that information," maintaining that it was sensitive material related to his legal cases.
The former head of the party's finances added that he handed over the instructions in writing "in a note." "Something must have happened because when I regained my freedom in the cloud, I had nothing," he pointed out, emphasizing that, upon his return to the street, he verified that the files had disappeared.
During the oral hearing, the note was exhibited which, according to the investigation, the Police seized from this prisoner: "Alex, all MR audios must be destroyed when I give you the order. Nothing should remain, it is my commitment, please start recovering them". That document has been incorporated as evidence in the proceedings of 'Operation Kitchen'.