Armengol’s team claims there has been no “scam” with the masks purchased in the Balearic Islands

The President of Congress, Francina ArmengolKeep that up no fraud took place with the equipment acquired by the Government of the Balearic Islands from the company ‘Management and Support Solutions for Businesses’, linked to the ‘Koldo conspiracy’in April 2020, highlighting that the majority of governments at the time also purchased equipment for home use, although the intention was to send it to hospital and security force personnel.

This is assured by the entourage of the former regional president in response to the information published by the newspaper on Monday. The worldstating that the Balearic Islands paid 3.7 million euros for those masks knowing that they were useless for health purposes.

This information is based on internal emails in which the Deputy Director of Purchasing and Logistics, Antonio Mascarostated that the masks that arrived in Mallorca were not for hospital use.

The invoice corresponding to an order dated April 29, containing the payment to ‘Management Solutions’ of 3.7 million for “FFP2 KN95 face protection masks for home use“.

For this reason, they claim that there was no fraud, because what was contracted was for “home” use. And they add that the same type of masks were also distributed to staff at health centers and other essential services in other communities.

As detailed, it was then when the quality of the masks was analyzed and it was found that they were not of sufficient quality to be sent to hospitals and agents, when they were stored and what caused the claim in part of the money paid that was He later visited the company.