José López, the former Secretary of Public Works of the governments of Néstor and Cristina Kirchner, was once again at the center of the judicial scene because of his statements in the case of the bribe books. The same official who was arrested in 2016 after trying to hide bags with almost 9 million dollars in a convent in General Rodríguez, now sought to relatize his own role within the illegal collection system that he had described years ago as an accused collaborator
.During his statement this Thursday, López said that he was called to join “a legitimate government elected by the people” and stated that he felt that he was fulfilling his functions “within the parameters of politics.”
The phrase did not go unnoticed: the former official did not deny the facts he had told when he declared that he was sorry, but he tried to present his actions as part of a valid political dynamic.
The former member of the Public Works department had provided relevant details about the alleged collection of bribes from companies benefiting from State contracts. In that statement, he had pointed out how the illegal collection circuit worked and how that system reached the top of Kirchner power. He had also mentioned Daniel Muñoz, Néstor Kirchner's private secretary, as a key figure in
