GRAF8038 MADRID, 23/2/2018.- Fotografía de archivo, tomada el 8/7/2006,del expresidente de la Generalitat valenciana Francisco Camps saludando al papa Benedicto XVI . El Juzgado de Instrucción número 5 de Valencia, que investiga desde 2016 las irregulares en contratos de la fundación que organizó la visita del papa en 2006, ha citado a declarar como investigado a Francisco Camps por delitos como prevaricación, malversación y falsedad. EFE/Ballesteros
THE PROSECUTION service has alleged an unholy alliance was formed to defraud the public purse during the Pope’s visit to the Valencia region in 2006.
Suspects include the former Partido Popular (PP) president of the Valencia region Francisco Camps; Valencia bishop Esteban Escudero; and former speaker in the Valencia parliament and PP strongman Juan Cotino, who claims to be a devout Catholic.
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