Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Spanish Minister Under Fire Over Talks with Ex-IMF Chief Rato


Reuters, 11/08 18:13 CET

By Adrian Croft

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s interior minister said on Tuesday he would give an explanation to parliament over a private meeting he held with Rodrigo Rato, a former IMF chief who is the focus of a tax and money laundering investigation.

Opposition politicians say it was improper for the minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, to meet someone who is under investigation and suggested Rato, a former leading light in Spain’s conservative ruling People’s Party (PP), might be receiving preferential treatment.

Police unions also criticized Fernandez Diaz over his July 29 meeting, held at the Interior Ministry, with Rato, a former Spanish economy minister.

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Source: Euronews

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