Prosecutor places ex-minister Fernández Díaz at the head of Operation Kitchen: His participation has been proven
El fiscal sitúa al exministro Fernández Díaz al frente de la Operación Kitchen: “Se ha acreditado su participación”
Summary
Prosecutors placed former interior minister Jorge Fernández Díaz at the head of Operation Kitchen, saying his participation has been proven and that he was in control. The public prosecutor, making its closing argument, is seeking 15 years in prison for the former PP figure and close ally of Mariano Rajoy.
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