Contrary to what he stated, that he did not sign any contracts with Odebrecht, Industry and Commerce Minister Temístocles Montás, apparently admitted in his interview with the Attorney General that he did sign contracts related to public works involving Odebrecht.
The information was provided by the prosecutor, Francisco Polanco, when requesting coercive measures against the Minister. Polanco went on to say that Brazilian witnesses, Ernesto Baiardi and Marco Vansconcellos Cruz also confirmed that Montas was one of the government officials who received large sums of money via Ángel Rondón. He added that the Brazilians executives also confirmed that they gave money to Montás for his pre-presidential campaign.
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Listin Diario
7 June 2017
