2024-10-08 20:58:17
Irina Karamanos used her social networks to reject information that suggests that she made million-dollar transfers to the ProCultura Foundation.
Irina Karamanos issued a public statement, which he published on his social networks, to deny having made payments to the ProCultura Foundation in the framework of the Agreements caseaccording to a report from El Mostrador.
According to the press release, the Investigative Police (PDI) detected a series of millionaire bank transactions by Irina Karamanos towards the aforementioned foundation.
In her statement, the president’s former partner asserted that “in relation to the publication of El Mostrador, I categorically deny having paid any amount to the ProCultura Foundationan entity to which I provided services from May 2021 to February 2022, for an amount of 973,500 pesos per month.”
“Likewise, I flatly deny the insinuation of my participation in any form of irregular financing of politics“added Karamanos.
Finally, he stated that “I have always maintained a commitment to transparency and political probity. For the same reason, (I confirm) my complete willingness to collaborate with justice in any investigation that I consider pertinent“.
Karamanos’ subscriptions to ProCultura
According to what was reported by El Mostrador the day before, the PDI detected banking transactions for millions of pesos from Irina Karamanos to the ProCultura Foundationinvolved in the so-called Agreements case.
There would be five payments between August 2, 2021 and January 3, 2022, which for the Public Ministry would be reimbursement of resources for the concept “Recreation, we like art”.
ProCultura is being investigated for going from receiving $316 million in public funds in 2021 to $3.2 billion in 2022, so they are targeting possible crimes of fraud against the Treasury, influence peddling and misappropriation.