Former economy minister Rodrigo Rato
Reuters, 06/10 16:47 CET
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish judge
confiscated former economy minister Rodrigo Rato’s passport on Tuesday
as a precautionary measure, a Madrid court said, as it investigates
allegations of money laundering, tax fraud and corruption against him.
Rato, also a former head of the International Monetary
Fund and the ex-chairman of bailed-out Spanish bank Bankia, appeared in
court for three hours on Tuesday to answer questions from the judge, an
examining magistrate.
Television images showed Rato hounded by photographers
and journalists as he walked from the courthouse to a waiting car.
Sixteen witnesses will answer questions as part of the probe on
Wednesday and Thursday, the court said.
Rato was a former star of the governing People’s Party
and was favourite to become leader in the early 2000s, making the
judicial investigation of his affairs an embarrassment for the
centre-right party as it gears up for a national election.
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Source: Euronews
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