 Spain's PM facing calls to resign amid Barcenas secret payments scandal July 15, 2013 - 09:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is facing renewed calls to resign after a newspaper published text messages allegedly linking him to the man at the centre of a secret payments scandal, BBC News said. The El Mundo report said Rajoy sent words of support to Luis Barcenas, former treasurer of the governing Popular Party (PP). Barcenas is in custody facing trial for corruption and tax fraud. He denies the allegations. Rajoy, too, denies any wrongdoing. It is the latest episode in a scandal that has enraged a country in the depths of recession and record unemployment. Previous reports in El Mundo have alleged that Rajoy and other top politicians received illicit payments. The paper said it had original ledger entries written by the former PP treasurer. It is claimed that Barcenas ran a PP slush fund that took donations from construction magnates and distributed them to party leaders in cash. Another Spanish paper, El Pais, published similar documents earlier this year.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
