No pardon for Fèlix Millet, jailed mastermind of corruption scandal that shook Catalonia
Former president of Palau de la Música was sentenced to 9 years and 8 months for embezzling 23 million euros
Former president of Palau de la Música was sentenced to 9 years and 8 months for embezzling 23 million euros
The former president of the Palau de la Música is sentenced to 9 years and 8 months for embezzling 23 million euros
Millet and Montull face up to 9.5 years and have to return €23m while €6.6m will be seized from defunct CDC party
Millet and Montull are still considered a flight risk and, if they make bail, will have to surrender their passports
Judge accepts prosecution’s request to jail Fèlix Millet and Jordi Montull
Main figures in ‘Palau’ case considered “very high risk” of fleeing while awaiting judgement
Court orders CDC party to repay 6.6 million euros after it is found guilty of illegal funding in sentence involving former officials of the Palau de la Música concert hall
After 8 years of investigation, the main names behind the so-called ‘Palau case’ will testify before the court this Wednesday. The judge accuses former governing party ‘Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya’ (CDC), which ruled in Catalonia in coalition with Christian Democrat Unió for more than 20 years, of illicitly receiving €5.1 million from the construction company Ferrovial through donations made to Barcelona’s Palau de la Música concert hall. The judge, Josep Maria Pijuan, believes the money was allegedly given in exchange for the allocation of public work contracts. Fèlix Millet and Jordi Montull, the main managers of Palau de la Música at that time, have been the main focus of attention during the investigation, since there was evidence that they might have stolen €26 million from the cultural organisation for their personal benefit. CDC, now renamed as PDeCAT have repeatedly claimed that the accusations “have not been proven” and former Catalan President, Artur Mas, insisted he believed in the word given by the party former treasurer, Daniel Osàcar, who has been indicted by the judge.