Rajoy Brushes Off Lawyer's Attacks in Spanish Corruption Trial
- Prime minister testifies as witness in first Barcenas case
- Former party treasurer accused of running bribery ring
Mariano Rajoy.
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Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy batted away questions from lawyers prosecuting his former party colleagues as they tried to tie him in to an alleged bribery ring run from the group’s headquarters.
Rajoy said that he’d never had anything to do with party finances, despite running four election campaigns and serving as president since 2004. He insisted that he never knew anything about alleged cash payments to party officials.