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Villarejo and Benavent point to a plot by the CNI and Rajoy against Zaplana
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Villarejo and Benavent point to a plot by the CNI and Rajoy against Zaplana

The ace up his sleeve that former minister Eduardo Zaplana had to try to annul the Erial case has all the ingredients of a John le Carré novel. Two colorful and multi-accused characters, the former commissioner Jose Manuel Villarejo and the money junkie. And a conspiracy explanation with a movie hook to justify the origin of all Zaplana’s judicial problems: A conspiracy of the CNI (National Intelligence Center) in which the top officials of the UCO (Central Operational Unit) of the Civil Guard participate at the request by Mariano Rajoy, with the help of Juan Cotino, to prevent Eduardo Zaplana from overshadowing him. Even the UDEF (Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit) of the Police even thought about participating in the “setup” against Zaplana, according to Villarejo’s story.