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Luis Roldán

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published the first suspicions concerning excessive increase of the heritage of Luis Roldán, which eventually led to his dismissal on 3 December of that year. Roldán fled the country in early 1994 when it was discovered that he had used his office to amass a fortune through fraudulent means,
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Under his direction the Civil Guard saw the appearance of an internal protest movement, composed mostly of enlisted personnel and NCOs, seeking to better the working conditions and the de-militarisation and democratisation of the Corps, forming a clandestine union of Civil Guardsmen.
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Under his direction, major changes leading to the modernisation of the corps were undertaken. A program to reform and upgrade the residential barracks (many being in very bad state); women were recruited for the first time for the Civil Guard; the
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Judges have successfully raised 1,646,845 euros in civil procedure seizure of bank accounts and the auction of some of their properties seized in Spain. The bulk of his fortune, equivalent to 10 million euros in 1993, is missing.
221:), which is normally used to house women offenders but has a secluded unit in which men can serve their sentences. In 2005 he was allowed out of prison to work in an intermediate regime between the second and third degree. 294:, responsible for monitoring Roldán, as a consequence. During his time missing, Roldán sent letters admitting partial guilt and accusing other Interior Ministry high-ranking members of having received extra money from the 264:
was created; remnants of past political investigations were eliminated; and the counter-terrorism and intelligence services of the corps were enhanced, obtaining great success in infiltrating the separatist group
58: 201:. Upon initiation of prosecution for his criminal activities, Roldán escaped from Spain in 1994. He surrendered in 1995 at the airport in Bangkok. Between 1996 and 1998 he was tried in a court in 626: 641: 423: 405: 577: 352:
On 24 March 2022 Roldán died in Zaragoza at the San Juan de Dios Hospital in the Aragonese capital after several weeks in hospital. He died at age of 78.
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While Roldán was director, defective Filipino-made bullets of 9 mm Parabellum were purchased which injured military personnel. In 1993 the newspaper
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Roldán was named Government's Delegate in Navarre, a position he held until 1986 when he became the first civilian to command the
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Sánchez Dragó novela las memorias de Roldán, el prófugo más famoso de la historia reciente de España
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trade-union, Roldán presented himself as holding a B.Sc. (Industrial Engineering) from the
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of 'being aware of everything'. Roldán was arrested on 27 February 1995 in Bangkok's
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when a big scandal of corruption arose in 1993. This case, along with the
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published a fictionalized biography of Roldán, with his collaboration.
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On 19 March 2010, he was released from prison after 15 years in jail.
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Antonio Asunción, el ministro que supo dimitir en el 'felipismo'
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by Manuel Cerdán formed the basis of the 2016 Spanish film,
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case, greatly contributed to the defeat of the PSOE in the
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politician known for being the director general of the
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(20 April 2005). 322:Roldán was sent to the prison of 97:José Antonio Sáenz de Santa María 369:Paesa, el espía de las mil caras 231:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 187:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 647:Spanish prisoners and detainees 470:(in Spanish). 21 January 1993. 546:Roldán sale libre con su botín 16:Spanish politician (1943–2022) 1: 560:"Luis Roldán sale de prisión" 235:Unión General de Trabajadores 437:Colpisa (14 November 2008). 30:, the first or paternal 663: 229:A long time member of the 107:Ferran Cardenal de Alemany 25: 18: 176: 111: 80: 68: 56: 632:Politicians from Navarre 600:en extraconfivencial.com 497:"Atrapados en el búnker" 318:Jail and subsequent life 155:Socialist Workers' Party 73:Director General of the 21:Luis Roldán (footballer) 171:University of Saragossa 144:24 March 2022 (aged 78) 362:Fernando Sánchez Dragó 246:1982 general elections 239:University of Zaragoza 199:1996 general election 637:People from Zaragoza 596:2 April 2015 at the 452:ABC, 23 August, 1987 441:. 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Index

Luis Roldán (footballer)
Spanish name
surname

Civil Guard
Zaragoza
Spain
Socialist Workers' Party
Alma mater
UNED
University of Saragossa
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Civil Guard
GAL
1996 general election
Madrid
embezzlement
tax evasion
Brieva
Ávila
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Unión General de Trabajadores
University of Zaragoza
1982 general elections
Civil Guard
gendarmerie
Maritime Service of the Civil Guard
ETA
Bidart
Diario 16

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