Julio Martínez to turn state's witness: deal with prosecutors to implicate Zapatero
Julio Martínez strikes a deal with Spain's prosecutors: he hired former prosecutor Márquez de Prado and points to Zapatero. The legal noose around ZP tightens.
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Julio Martínez to turn state's witness: deal with prosecutors to implicate Zapatero
Julio Martínez, the alleged fixer of the scheme, has reportedly decided to cooperate with the prosecutors' office in exchange for a reduced sentence. According to sources close to the case, his statement points directly at former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. This is no improvised move: he has hired former prosecutor María Dolores Márquez de Prado, a name that has carried weight in Spain's judicial corridors since the nineties.
A lawyer with history: Márquez de Prado and the 'Indomable' prosecutors
Márquez de Prado was a member of the so-called Fiscales Indomables ('Untamable Prosecutors'), alongside Fungairiño, Gordillo and Rubira. Her relationship with former judge Javier Gómez de Liaño, convicted of judicial misconduct and pardoned by Aznar, places her at the centre of the judicial wars of the nineties. The fact that Martínez chose her reinforces the thesis that the defence is preparing for a high-stakes procedural battle, where the strategy is to sing in exchange for protection.
ZP's spectre: on the road to being formally charged?
In the corridors it is taken for granted that Martínez's statement will directly implicate the former Prime Minister. Some analysts point out that Zapatero had five months to travel to Venezuela or China, right after the arrest of his alleged collaborator, but did not do so. Others note that, in a system with selective leaks, the rope tightens but rarely snaps completely. What is certain is that the noose is closing, and the next stop could be the dock.
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Julio Martínez, the alleged fixer of the scheme, has reportedly decided to cooperate with the prosecutors' office in exchange for a reduced sentence. According to sources close to the case, his statement points directly at former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. This is no improvised move: he has hired former prosecutor María Dolores Márquez de Prado, a name that has carried weight in Spain's judicial corridors since the nineties.
A lawyer with history: Márquez de Prado and the 'Indomable' prosecutors
Márquez de Prado was a member of the so-called Fiscales Indomables ('Untamable Prosecutors'), alongside Fungairiño, Gordillo and Rubira. Her relationship with former judge Javier Gómez de Liaño, convicted of judicial misconduct and pardoned by Aznar, places her at the centre of the judicial wars of the nineties. The fact that Martínez chose her reinforces the thesis that the defence is preparing for a high-stakes procedural battle, where the strategy is to sing in exchange for protection.
ZP's spectre: on the road to being formally charged?
In the corridors it is taken for granted that Martínez's statement will directly implicate the former Prime Minister. Some analysts point out that Zapatero had five months to travel to Venezuela or China, right after the arrest of his alleged collaborator, but did not do so. Others note that, in a system with selective leaks, the rope tightens but rarely snaps completely. What is certain is that the noose is closing, and the next stop could be the dock.
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