On December 1, through an administrative order signed by the lawyer of the Administration of Justice, Antonio Evaristo Gudín Rodríguez-Magariños, the National Court decided to continue the payment of compensation for the bankruptcy of Pescanova SA (old Pescanova). In total, they reach an amount of close to 240 million euros.. This was an instruction sent to former president Manuel Fernández de Sousa and the company itself, which is now inactive and owns a 0.34% stake in Nueva Pescanova. But Sousa, in Soto del Real prison, appealed for the multinational company to bear its share of the payments. And prosecutor Juan Pavía, who subjected the businessman to harsh interrogation during the trial, agrees.
“The prosecutor is interested” […] “Agreement has been reached on the requirements for the Nueva Pescanova organization to comply with its obligation to pay the amount in question,” reads the letter, which was accessed by Prensa Ibérica’s Faro de Vigo. But there is much more to it than that: for Pavia, in a scenario previously analyzed by this newspaper, thinks these 240 million should not be deported. Both ex-Pescanova and Nueva Pescanova (almost entirely owned by Abanca) note on the other hand that these are bankruptcy loans and therefore It should be reduced by the same rate as the 97.5 per cent discount applied to SA’s insolvency proceedings.
“According to the opinion of the Public Prosecutor’s Office; civil liability loans Red-handed They should not suffer the consequences of the agreement […] This is a non-contractual civil liability and therefore a general privileged loan. Therefore, it is exempt from situations such as withdrawal and waiting for the creditors’ agreement, except in cases of free or compulsory participation.” In any case, the Prosecutor’s Office recalls that the final decision belongs to Pontevedra, the court that initiated the bankruptcy. The solidarity payment of 240 million was paid by Nueva Pescanova, which is currently preparing its third strategic plan It will pose a serious threat to the continuity of .