Nobody will be surprised to hear that Spain dropped ten slots in the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2013. To watch the Spanish midday news is to witness a litany of corruption scandals, after all.
Tag Archive for corruption
Almuñécar Town Surveyor Acquitted
by Martin Myall •
Criminal Law Court Nº1 in Motril has ordered that the case against José Luis Rodriguez Passolas for urban-development corruption be shelved. The case was brought against him and María Arellano Ruiz by the Ministerio Fiscal and Ecologistas en Acción.
Political Manipulation in the Judiciary System?
by Martin Myall •
In Italy they call the Mafia, the Octopus, because its tentacles reach everywhere; in Spain the same could be said about the political class.
But It is not Only the Politicians…
by Martin Myall •
According to investigations carried out by Judge Mercedes Alaya, who is in charge of the ERE’s Case, the country’s two major workers unions were receiving ‘irregular funding.”
Gürtel Reaches Motril?
by Martin Myall •
For those of you that are no familiar with the Caso Gürtel, it is probably the biggest political corruption scandal ever to rock Spain and involves the Central Government.
The Dastardly Duke
by Martin Myall •
The speed with which the Duke of Palma, Iñaki Urdangarin, has fallen to a level of being nationally despised is amazing but logical.
Austerity but not for All
by Martin Myall •
Hounded by the corruption scandals in the PP, the Prime Minister, Marino Rajoy, decided to publish his tax returns and order his top party leaders to do the same.
The Barcenas Nightmare
by Martin Myall •
Nightmare for the Partido Popular, that is, because this said gentleman was a conservative member of the Spanish Senate and the treasurer for the party on a national level – corruption investigations have unearthed that besides being a prime suspect in the Gürtel scandal, he also stashed away 22m euros in Switzerland.
Policemen Found Guilty
by Martin Myall •
Three policemen belonging to the Policía Nacional were found guilty of keeping money and drugs taken from drug busts in 2008 and 2010.
Town Hall Earthquake
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Almuñécar, Trinidad herrera (PP), sent out a press release from the Mayor’s Office lamenting the accusations made by four dismissed town-hall staff; Ibarreche Truchero, Roldán Fontana, González Pavesio and Rodríguez Passolas. They have accused her of carrying out repraissals against them…