Anti-corruption prosecutors have decided not to investigate the destruction of the disk drives inside two computers used by disgraced former Popular Party treasurer Luis Bárcenas while he was employed by the governing party.
Useless computers handed to judge in Barcenas case
Two personal computers used by former Popular Party (PP) treasurer Luis Bárcenas, currently in jail after confessing to paying cash bonuses to the entire PP leadership, have been found to be devoid of any relevant information regarding illegal party financing. One of the machines had no hard drive and the other had been wiped clean.
Rajoy admits to ‘making a mistake’
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has admitted to MPs that he made a ‘mistake’ in trusting ‘someone who we now know did not deserve it’, a reference to former PP treasurer Luis Barcenas who is currently in jail on corruption charges.