The Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, has demanded this Friday that the connection of the PP with the lawyer of the former adviser of the Ministry of Transport, Koldo García, be "investigated," considering that it is "proven" that a media outlet paid an "exorbitant amount" for his legal representation.
In a meeting with the press, he recalled that Koldo has stated that "behind this is the Partido Popular" and that there is "evidence" of it, noting that the parliamentary spokesperson, Esther Muñoz, began by saying that "there has been no meeting" with Koldo and, subsequently, the deputy secretary, Cuca Gamarra, acknowledged that "yes there has been a meeting".
Torres also stressed that Koldo has declared "that they tried to buy him, to pay money" and countered that claim with the "he hasn't paid anything" that the PP maintains, to which the president, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, clarifies afterward that "if it was paid, it was not with the authorization of the Partido Popular."
According to the minister, "all of this requires many clarifications and also that it be investigated," since it would be a matter of "trying to buy someone" with the aim of "defaming, calumniating, lying about the Government, the president, his wife and members of the government."
Torres indicated that, as a member of the Executive, he also feels "targeted" because it has been proven that he has been "defamed clearly and calumniated," which, in his view, gives him the necessary "moral and ethical strength" to demand explanations.
In his opinion, the PP's versions show "too many contradictions": "First there was no meeting, then yes there was a meeting, then that there was money, then that there either was or wasn't ordered by the Partido Popular—too many contradictions."