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As sources from the National Police explain to El Confidencial Digital , a group from the Madrid Police Intervention Unit, made up of up to 30 agents, attended the National Court this morning . The large deployment has occurred due to the problems that the police encountered during the day yesterday , due to the large influx of journalists and protesters who gathered in the vicinity of the judicial headquarters. The agents felt “ overwhelmed ” and there were moments, such as Álvarez-Cascos' “long walk” from Castellana, in which “ it was difficult to guarantee the safety and integrity of witnesses , lawyers, and even journalists.” “Cospedal, Soto del Real” The strong security measures, and the installation of new fences further away from the entrance to the National Court, have facilitated police work, although it has not prevented the protesters from insulting María Dolores de Cospedal upon entering the court. The general secretary of the PP arrived at the judicial headquarters at 9:30 in the morning, thirty minutes before the time at which she had been summoned. As soon as she got out of the car, the 'popular' heard all kinds of expletives and the following chant: “ Cospedal, a Soto del Real .
Unlike Javier Arenas, who was accompanied by three advisors , María Dolores de Cospedal went alone to the National Court and, before entering the building, she turned to thank the members of New Generations who had traveled there for their shouts of Special Database encouragement to counter the cries of the protesters. Attacks on Lapuerta and Bárcenas During the more than two hours that her statement lasted, the number two of the PP has denied the party's B accounting , just as her partner and former general secretary Javier Arenas did yesterday. Cospedal, however, has been more incisive than Arenas himself , and has attacked the former treasurers Álvaro Lapuerta and Luis Bárcenas. According to the general secretary of the PP, both were “solely responsible” for managing donations to the party . Furthermore, asked about Bárcenas' connection to the party after her accusation, Cospedal responded that the dismissal and compensation of the former treasurer was agreed upon by Rajoy and Arenas with Bárcenas himself, and was subsequently transferred to her.As El Confidencial Digital has learned , the president of the Government and the former general secretary of the PP have maintained permanent telephone contact since last July 30 , when the judge of the National Court, Pablo Ruz, called the former minister of Promotion.
Rajoy knew what Cascos was going to tell The sources consulted explain that it was Mariano Rajoy who personally called the former general secretary of the PP, to discuss the testimony that he was going to give regarding the party's alleged 'B' accounting , reported by Luis Bárcenas in court. Telephone contact between both leaders, former party colleagues and both ministers during the two governments of José María Aznar, has been maintained over the last three weeks. He told him that they were going to do Arenas and Cospedal According to these sources, in recent days, prior to Álvarez-Cascos' statement yesterday, Mariano Rajoy's calls multiplied . During these conversations, the president had precise knowledge of what the intentions of the former general secretary of the PP were , and specifically what he wanted to tell before Judge Pablo Ruz. The constant telephone conversations also helped Cascos learn part of the content of the statements of Javier Arenas and María Dolores de Cospedal. In this way, Rajoy knew in advance what Francisco Álvarez-Cascos was going to say , and this was going to be, broadly speaking, the line of argument of the PP leaders summoned at the National Court. Cascos rules out a case against him or the PP Sources close to Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, to whom El Confidencial Digital has had access, explain that the current president of Foro Asturias has commented to those closest to him that he is “calm”, despite the judicial summons as a witness .