2024-07-25 11:55:09
The full statement is from the rector of the Complutense University of Madrid(USM), Joaquin Goyache, as a witness before the judge of the Teaching Court No. 41 of Madrid, Juan Carlos Peinado, the 5th of July. This statement is part of the investigation that has begun Begoña Gómezthe wife of the President of the Government, for alleged crimes of influence peddling and corruption in business.
The rector of the UCM, Joaquín Goyache, specified in his statement the procedures and circumstances surrounding the creation of the Extraordinary Chair of Competitive Social Change, directed by Begoña Gómez. According to Goyache, from July 2022 he has the post of rector, delegation powers in the deputy rector, Mr. Coello of Portugalfrom January 2023.
Creation and funding of the chair
The chair, created at the end of October 2020, was originally funded by Reale Seguros and Fundación La Caixa, and later other entities such as ONCE joined. The requirements to create an extraordinary professorship include a minimum amount of funding and its interest. The chairman can be guided by a university academic or an external one, in which case an internal co-director will be required.
Begoña Gómez was named at first to lead the chairman because of his experience in the business sector and his contact with SMEs. The recommendation for his appointment came from the monitoring commission. Goyache clarified that he did not write letters of recommendation for Gómez and that the university made a payment of 60,000 euros.
Investigation underway
Judge Peinado decided to change Goyache’s procedural status from witness to investigation, summoning him again for the 29 July next. The invoices related to the investigation chair are already more than the 100.000 euros, as reported by El Confidencial. During his statement, Goyache noted that the intervention of the university issued a negative report on an invoice of 24,200 euros for a software platform.
In July 2020, Goyache received a call from Begoña Gómez and he met her at Moncloa Palace: “He said he wanted to meet me“, he declares. He declared that he does not know Juan Carlos Barrabés personally and that the monitoring commission there is no record of his participation. Goyache also mentioned that the university uses external agents to develop projects when they do not have internal resources.
The chair is located in the university’s School of Government and has passed through various administrative steps. Goyache explained that Gómez’s choice was because of his experience, although he did not remember what qualification Gómez provided for the job. He emphasized that Begoña Gómez I have already collaborated with the university for a long time, and who had taught and co-directed university diplomas.
When asked by the judge, Goyache confirmed that Gómez was offered the money in the 2012-2013 academic year. co-director and in 2020 professorship. The university has agreements with the Instituto de Empresa, although Goyache confirmed that he will confirm it from his office. He reiterated that the software belonged to the chairman It was not managed with faculty resources.
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