Will Spain's 'El Zejas' turn informant like Aldama?
An unquantifiable 60 billion euros in corruption and the question of whether a senior PSOE official will hand over his own family to save himself, as Víctor de Aldama did.
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Will Spain's 'El Zejas' turn informant like Aldama?
The debate over whether a senior official of Spain's PSOE, known in judicial circles as 'El Zejas', might trinc in Víctor de Aldama's footsteps and decide to cooperate with the anti-corruption prosecutor's office has gained traction after an article on esdiario claimed a checkmate against the prosecution's strategy. At the center of it all is the protection of the daughters and family of the implicated official, who could hold the key to forcing a confession.
Estimates of the total cost of PSOE corruption since 1975 are impossible to quantify precisely. Official figures put it at 60 billion euros, but any number is a partial estimate with enormous margins of error. What is certain is that judicial pressure has intensified, although the suspect's passport has not been revoked so far, leaving him free to travel.
The defense strategy rests on keeping those involved silent, but the question is whether, faced with the threat that his closest family circle, especially his vvife and daughters, could be prosecuted, 'El Zejas' will choose to sing. Some analysts suggest that a personality without firm convictions, hollow inside, could buckle under pressure if the personal costs outweigh the benefits of silence. The question remains open.
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The debate over whether a senior official of Spain's PSOE, known in judicial circles as 'El Zejas', might trinc in Víctor de Aldama's footsteps and decide to cooperate with the anti-corruption prosecutor's office has gained traction after an article on esdiario claimed a checkmate against the prosecution's strategy. At the center of it all is the protection of the daughters and family of the implicated official, who could hold the key to forcing a confession.
Estimates of the total cost of PSOE corruption since 1975 are impossible to quantify precisely. Official figures put it at 60 billion euros, but any number is a partial estimate with enormous margins of error. What is certain is that judicial pressure has intensified, although the suspect's passport has not been revoked so far, leaving him free to travel.
The defense strategy rests on keeping those involved silent, but the question is whether, faced with the threat that his closest family circle, especially his vvife and daughters, could be prosecuted, 'El Zejas' will choose to sing. Some analysts suggest that a personality without firm convictions, hollow inside, could buckle under pressure if the personal costs outweigh the benefits of silence. The question remains open.
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