European prosecutors will charge Dolores Delgado and continue to investigate Ayuso’s brother’s contract.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued a statement strongly condemning the decision of the Spanish Ministry of Public Affairs to abandon the investigation into the mask contract in Madrid, for which Isabel Diaz Ayuso’s brother charged the commission. The leaked text this Wednesday reprimanded Dolores Delgado for making the decision to “biasedly” lead the prosecution, without hearing the parties, and even accusing the Spanish body of challenging EU rule. National.

The European Court of Human Rights said in a statement that it did not share the decision of the Spanish Prosecutor General’s Office and that “it will continue to investigate” the contract for which Isabel Diaz Ayuso’s brother charged a fee.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office, represented in Spain by former anti-corruption prosecutor Concepcion Sabadell, has itself announced an investigation into the contract revealed by elDiario.es. The company of a childhood friend of the president of the Madrid community was rewarded for obtaining masks during the first wave, investigators want to know if there was any breach in the award and the fact that Diaz’s brother Ayuso was also charged. Commission.

Anti-Corruption refused to hand over the case and a few days ago the Prosecutorial Council of the Court upheld the decision. The decree, signed by Dolores Delgado, defended that there was no crime of embezzlement on the table and that it did not affect European funds, so there was no reason for the investigation to be conducted only by the European Public Prosecutor. He opened the door for the anti-corruption, to continue the investigation and for the European prosecutor’s office to do the same with itself.

A decision that did not please the community body, which offered to leave the case in the hands of the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg for a final decision. In the statement, the agency expressed “concern” and noted that the Attorney General was “biased” in the procedures, as he is the head of the prosecutor’s office, and at the same time, the decision was made “without hearing.” The two parties to the conflict of jurisdiction during the meeting of the prosecutors of the courtroom. ”

In addition to criticizing this body, Spanish regulations governing this procedure “do not promote any remedies” in this situation. The most serious accusation comes at the end of the statement: “This prevents the European Court of Justice from using its exclusive mandate to ensure the correct interpretation of EU law and is a challenge to the rule of law. EU.European Union “.

A statement from the agency also clarified that suspicions and criticisms were coming from “Chief Prosecutor of Europe” Laura Condutra Keves. He headed the European Prosecutor’s Office in 2019, after five years in charge of the Romanian Anti-Corruption Directorate, and was the country’s Attorney General for another six years.

Double investigation

The statement of the European Prosecutor’s Office this Wednesday leaves an unprecedented scenario in our country: two prosecutor’s offices will facilitate the launch of two parallel investigations into the same contract. The anti-corruption prosecutor’s office has, in principle, reiterated that it will focus its investigation on concluding a deal and collecting commissions by the regional president’s brother, while the European prosecutor’s office is interested in whether funding is available. Purchasing masks with European funds was able to damage the public treasury.

National regulations clarify that an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in our country should be conducted under the supervision of a guarantor of the National Supreme Court, who in this case will be Alejandro Abascal. The role of this bail judge is to initiate an investigation, agree on a restraining order, keep the investigation secret, file a case or send it to court, and protect witnesses and experts if necessary.

Meanwhile, the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office is continuing its case. From the outset, Chief Prosecutor Alejandro Luzon has made it clear that at the moment he has no intention of directing his investigation into the possible embezzlement of the Madrid Community President or public funds.