Former interior number with Rajoy asks for his release: « Everything is an artificial story » | Spain

Francisco Martínez’s lawyer, Secretary of State for Security during the governments of Mariano Rajoy (PP), has asked his release on Tuesday. The defense of former number two of the Ministry of Interior, which entered provisional prison last Thursday for its link with an alleged network Of laundering and sale of stolen data, he has submitted a resource to try to be released. Martínez’s lawyer alleges that the accusations against his client do not « overcome the universe of speculation and suspicion »; And, in addition, he denies that there is a risk of destruction of evidence, as Judge María Tardón argued by decreeing her seclusion. « Everything is generalities and a story as pompous as artificial, » he adds.

Martínez was arrested last Tuesday Within the framework of Operation Borraskaduring which José Luis Huertas, aka also arrested the computer pirate Alcasec; to the Youtuber Álvaro Martín (captured in Andorra); Already an alleged partner, Adrián Molina. Two days later, the Tardón Judge, an instructor of the National Court, ordered the entry into provisional prison of the three detainees in Spain for being part of an alleged « Criminal Organization » Dedicated to confidential data theft through cyber attacks, for the subsequent sale of sensitive information in the black market and the money laundering of benefits through a corporate structure created ad hoc.

In her opinion, the magistrate grants the former PP deputy a « central role in the consolidation and sustainability of the criminal organization. » MARTÍNEZ He exercises as a lawyer since he left politics in 2019, becoming a stink for its imputation in the Kitchen casethe plot of spying inside to steal compromising papers to popular former Luis Bárcenas – so the National Court plans to judge it in 2026. In Operation Borraska, the researchers argue that the exparliamentary was in charge of the « design and operation » of « legal, patrimonial and institutional armor » so that the rest of the group members, especially Alcasec, could « operate with continuity, anonymity and an apparent legitimacy. »

Martínez’s defense, exercised by lawyer Pedro Colina, is launched against the argument exposed by the judge by sending him to prison. He affirms that, in the resolution to imprison him, he is not attributed “not a single action in which he is described, which patient and seasoned legal architect, that legal framework without which José Luis Huertas would not have been able to carry out the activity that is imputed to him and that is qualified as’ complex network ‘with’ a high level of technological and operational sophistication”. « What is Francisco Martínez’s concrete and specific contribution to that complex and sophisticated technological network of data subtraction and marketing? » Asks his lawyer.

The Defense writing continues: “Where is that legal and patrimonial armor? What is the causal link between legal and fiscal advice and in -depth knowledge of the operational and technical role of the other two investigated within the criminal network? What participation has had in cryptoactive payments, in the channeling of illicit income, in the simulated turnover or in the appearance of lawful activity? Obtaining, storage, encryption and compartmentalization of the information?

Destruction of evidence

The investigations led by Tardón, who are declared secret, point against Martínez for several reasons. First, according to sources from their surroundings, Police analyze their participation in the creation of companies for Alcasec; who allegedly used them to hide the money he obtained with his criminal activities. In addition, he is attributed a « image bleaching » by José Luis Huertas « through initiatives aimed at introducing him in legitimate academic and professional environments, through agreements with educational institutions. » In turn, the agents investigate the mother of the hacker to destroy tests; And if he had access to confidential information through one of the alleged criminal tools devised by the computer pirate: « where he made a total of 21 consultations over eight months. »

Martínez proclaims his innocence and insists that everything responds to a misunderstanding. His defense thesis is that he created two companies for Alcasec, but who does not know what use he later gave him (although he brought the accounting of one of them, according to the researchers). « They are neutral acts of any mercantilist lawyers, » says his lawyer. He adds that the former Secretary of State, since he defended as a lawyer to the hacker When he was first arrested being a minor, he has maintained contact with him to help « reintegrate him into society », « redirecting him from cybercrime to cybersecurity. »

The old interior number denies that it will destroy evidence if it is released because, he says, he has no “ability” to access the supposed “sources of proof of this case”. « There is no more indication to affirm that Francisco Martínez, well directly, through the mother or friends (of Alcasec), has the key to tighten the remote self -destruction button of the digital evidence of the Swiss server (used by the plot), » says the letter sent to the National Court to request its release.