the United States Department of State denounced Wednesday the “systematic corruption of government officials” as one of the three more “significant” human rights problems suffered by Spain.
the State Department mentioned those problems in its annual report on human rights in the world corresponding to 2015, which was released in Washington. “The most significant problems of human rights he affirms included forced return and mistreatment of asylum seekers by police, systematic corruption of government officials and violence against women and children”.
“the government generally took steps to prosecute officials, both security services and the government, who committed abuses. in some cases, officials held corrupt practices and created the impression of impunity “says the report.
” the law provides penalties for corruption of officials and the government generally implemented these laws effectively, although the charges and convictions were few compared to the demands filed, “the State Department.
One of the cases highlighted in the report refers to the Spanish former Minister of Economics and former director manager of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Rodrigo Rato. The report notes that “the government accused Rato money laundering, tax evasion and fraud” and review their involvement “in a case that began nearly three years ago” about the alleged fraud of the financial institution Bankia.