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Colonel Admits No Investigation Into Barcenas Expenses

Cadena SER Madrid 15d14d Impact 5
Retired Colonel Diego Pérez de los Cobos testified during the Kitchen case trial at the Audiencia Nacional. He admitted that he never ordered an audit of reserved funds despite receiving information questioning payments made to Javier Bañuelos, a driver for former Prime Minister Barroso. Pérez de los Cobos stated he did not detect irregularities in the funds over a seven-year period. Colonel Perez de los Covos testified as a witness in the Kitchen trial this morning. No modifications were made to the auditing procedures, according to the testimony. These payments included 48,000 euros, which reportedly included 700 euros for the purchase of a pistol. The payments have been a subject of press questioning since 2015. Press reports had questioned these payments as early as 2015.

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Kitchen case corruption audit

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Sources · 7 independent

Cadena SER

“El que fuera responsable del pago de los fondos reservados en esa época admite que nunca ordenó una auditoría, pese a que ya había informaciones que cuestionaban los pagos al chofer de Barzenas.”

Cadena SER

“que nunca hizo una auditoría sobre los pagos al chófer de bar...”

Cadena SER

“Colonel Pere de los Cobos also limited the responsibility of one of the main accused. Eugenio Pino, as stated, confirms, was the maximum responsible for the justification of the reserved funds by the police.”

Cadena SER

“en el juicio de la kitchen esta mañana ha declarado como testigo el responsable entonces de los fondos reservados el coronel perez de los covos que ha admitido que no auditaron esos fondos”

Cadena SER

“Aun así, el coronel Pérez de los Cobos admite hoy que nunca investigó esos gastos.”

Cadena SER

“Aun así, el coronel Pérez de los Cobos amite hoy que nunca investigó esos gastos.”

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