The Club de la Ceja's silence and the lawfare strategy
The silence of Spain's so-called Club de la Ceja over reports involving Migué Bozé and Cochita Velasco fuels suspicions of lawfare and money. An analysis of a muteness that…
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The Club de la Ceja's silence and the lawfare strategy
An unusual silence surrounds the group known as the Club de la Ceja, a circle of people who, critics say, only open their mouths or raise a finger to their eyebrow when money is involved. In recent days, their lack of reaction to the reports about Migué Bozé and Cochita Velasco has set off speculation. While some point to a supposed change of heart, others see the hand of legal strategy: "lawfare," they will say, unfair persecution.
The secrecy is such that some have joked about needing a ouija board to get a word out of them. What is no joke is the shadow of financial interests. "They are unscrupulous social climbers," sums up the critical analysis, which sees the silence as a tactic to avoid commitments. The references to "lawfare" are no coincidence: in recent times, certain defendants have used the term to discredit judicial investigations. In this case, however, the muteness could be read as a tacit admission.
The question remains open: what is that deathly silence really protecting? A change of heart, or the bank account?
An unusual silence surrounds the group known as the Club de la Ceja, a circle of people who, critics say, only open their mouths or raise a finger to their eyebrow when money is involved. In recent days, their lack of reaction to the reports about Migué Bozé and Cochita Velasco has set off speculation. While some point to a supposed change of heart, others see the hand of legal strategy: "lawfare," they will say, unfair persecution.
The secrecy is such that some have joked about needing a ouija board to get a word out of them. What is no joke is the shadow of financial interests. "They are unscrupulous social climbers," sums up the critical analysis, which sees the silence as a tactic to avoid commitments. The references to "lawfare" are no coincidence: in recent times, certain defendants have used the term to discredit judicial investigations. In this case, however, the muteness could be read as a tacit admission.
The question remains open: what is that deathly silence really protecting? A change of heart, or the bank account?
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