The head of the Interior Ministry of the Rajoy government will sit on the bench on Monday for the Kitchen case
This Monday begins the trial inthe National High Court for the spying operation known as the Kitchen case . In 2013, during the presidency of Mariano Rajoy, the espionage affair organized by the head of the Ministry of the Interior against thetreasurer of the PP, Luis Bárcenas, will be tried.
Indeed, in connection with the Gürtel case, the operation was launched with the intention of stealing any confidential information that Bárcena might have about the party and PP leaders.
For these acts, he requested 15 years' imprisonment and 33 years' disqualification against former Minister of the Interior Jorge Fernández Díaz — one of the 10 defendants — for a crime of concealment, embezzlement and violation of privacy.
In its indictment, the Public Prosecutor's Office outlines this alleged operation and places it in the first half of 2013. "Among the senior officials of the Ministry of the Interior — headed by Jorge Fernández Díaz, Francisco Martínez and Eugenio — was the idea of launching an illegal intelligence operation," they explain.
"The purpose of this operation was to obtain information and material evidence that could damagethe image of the PP and its leaders in connection with the Gürtel case being investigated by the National High Court at the time, "they added.
Specifically, they wanted to steal the files that Bárcena had, because the former PP treasurer was involved in the case.
On the other hand, the Public Prosecutor's Office requested 19 years' imprisonment for former police officer José Manuel Villarejo and 12 years and 5 months for Ríos.
In the case of Martin Blas — who was Chief of Police Internal Affairs — the Public Prosecutor's Office requested two and a half years' imprisonment.
At the trial, PSOE and Podemos are summoned as popular accusations, and Bárcena, his wife Rosalía Iglesias and their son Guillermo as private charges. The marriage will be declared on 20 April.
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