Angel Victor Torres defended himself in the Senate with a clipping of a screenshot of a message from Victor de Aldama. In this way, the minister intended to demonstrate that he had no connection with the businessman since he did not respond to the offer. The Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard has dismantled the excuse of the former Canarian president since he requested Koldo Garcia to forward him the contact of the investigated person.
The appearances of Minister Torres in the Senate Investigative Committee The Koldo case is now under scrutiny. The UCO report reveals new clues that have dismantled some of the quotes from the member of Pedro Sánchez’s Executive.
One of them, perhaps the most relevant, is that he repeatedly denied having had “deals” or having met “anywhere” with Víctor de Aldama. To support his version, Torres provided a screenshot from his mobile device that he had printed on a sheet. He defended that he did not even have the businessman’s number saved.
As support for his testimony, he provided the only WhatsApp message he had with Aldama. “Good afternoon Ángel Víctor. I’m Víctor from Air Europa, we were there for a moment yesterday afternoon. I tell you, the company that I told you about the tests is asking us for a quote to bring them to Spain. I’m telling you in case you want me to give you your phone number and they can talk to them in case you are interested in purchasing them. Regards,” he mentioned.
Aldama’s message to Torres
This document dates back to July 16, 2020 at 2:36 p.m. At the end of the text you can read this comment: “The sender will not see if you read their messages until you respond or add it as a contact.” The Central Operational Unit (UCO) captured this message in its latest report on the purchase of medical supplies in the Canary Islands. The mark appears as “read.”
However, the evidence collected by the Civil Guard that disproves the minister’s version is found a few months later, specifically on November 18. That day, Torres asked Koldo for Víctor de Aldama’s contact. Ábalos’ former advisor forwarded him the businessman’s phone number.
In addition, investigators have located at least one meeting between the then Canarian president and Aldama. The new UCO report has generated two totally contradictory versions. On the one hand, the Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory dissociated himself from the alleged corrupt plot. The former Canary Islands president, who had been accused for months, showed himself “satisfied”.
“You have been in the Atocha apartment… You are a bunch of liars,” Aldama reproached in a video published on social networks. The businessman assured that they both knew each other “a lot.” “Why were you so interested in being with Ábalos? Why did you ask so much of Koldo?… You should resign today and the president for being the boss of the mafia, said the investigator.