President of Escom confirms that José Guilherme had added value … – publico

President of Escom confirms that José Guilherme had added value … – publico

                 

                         
                     

                 

 
                         

The president of Escom and vice president of BES Angola, Helder Battaglia, was on Tuesday in Parliament to confirm several facts Assertive, inter alia, that the builder José Guilherme obtained a gain of $ 26 million by a real estate deal involving Escom, which had a contract with ES Enterprise, the alleged bag blue GES, and the other party to the GES was Ricardo Salgado.

                     

                          Helder Battaglia was the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) to the collapse of BES an d GES respond to most questions which were being placed. And so the investor and Akoya customer, to be investigated in the Mont Blanc process, told his version of events.

The real estate partnership between Escom and the customer BES and BES Angola, José Guilherme, was confirmed by Helder Battaglia, after earlier this month another director of Escom, Luis Horta e Costa in the same CPI, to be denied. At stake is sold by Escom 33% of Luanda towers to a manufacturer by $ 7 million. Position Escom bought back three years later, in 2009 (before the properties are sold), but now for 33 million [PUBLIC Magazine 2 of 19 October 2014]. Asked about the business, the manager was so: “I confirm yes sir and fix the value, it was not $ 33 million, but 32 million.”

Battaglia also said it was Ricardo Salgado that. in Lisbon, introduced him to José Guilherme, and that the meeting took place before the real estate business. In order to justify the correction three times its 2011 tax return, which forced him to join the scheme Exceptional Tax Settlement (RERT) in 2012 , Salgado claimed that received a gift of 14 million euros by José Guilherme. In judicial processes that are involved, Salgado and Battaglia are prevented from speaking to each other.

Another issue addressed this Tuesday -Thurs in RA involved the ES Enterprise, the blue bag used by GES unaccounted for business. The manager of Escom told two different versions. He began by saying that today “we are all hearing about this company,” but soon after, the be asked whether he would have used the vehicle to move funds, acknowledged that “had a contract” with the ES Enterprise, “by commission payments.” And that movement was due to the quality of GES partner in business outside Portugal, in particular in the area of ​​energy. “I always thought it was an investment firm. This has always been my perception.” Where is the seat of the ES Enterprise? “I know I was out of Portugal but do not know where. I do not know who they were their managers.” Ahead eventually move the headquarters was in Switzerland. He explained that the use of ES Enterprise was associated with “specific issues that I was to GES and is reflected in the group but were not the perimeter of Escom.” It was “an agreement that we had” and “it” was treated ” Ricardo Salgado. “

The purpose of its activity, Battaglia reported that” was largely responsible for the approximation of Angola to China. ” “I am very proud and never received a penny for it.” He noted that “the Chinese thought that we, Portuguese, had a unique relationship in Venezuela where they lived many Portuguese”.

The president of Escom return to CPI surprise in finding that watched the rallies of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, of “who incidentally liked” and with whom he spoke. And it was in this context that it was “with Ambassador [of Portugal] in Venezuela” that “was the coordinator of the SIS.” “I helped a lot in approaching Portugal to Venezuela and it made me very happy.” But recalled that reported to 2003-2004, although Portugal later benefited from the good relationship with Chavez.

Despite being president and shareholder of Escom, with 33%, Battaglia ensured that the Ricardo Salgado put on the sidelines of the negotiations with Sonangol / Newbrook (a company created by Sobrinho to buy Escom on behalf of Sonangol) and, therefore, never “participated in any meeting”. About 52 million paid by Newbrook as a deposit, ensures that “not received anything” and shows that Sobrinho has said “the signal was paid to the Holy Spirit Resource.” This is another operation that is under judicial investigation.