Spanish far-right MEP Alvise Pérez admitted that he received €100,000 in undeclared cryptocurrencies from a businessman to partially finance his campaign for the European elections, and called for a ‘tax rebellion’ against the Spanish state.
Elected in the most recent European elections, Alvise Pérez, leader of the far-right party Se acabó la Fiesta (SALF), is under investigation for irregular campaign financing and the disclosure of private information.
In a video on his Telegram channel on Thursday (26 September), he sarcastically admitted he received the money, insisting the invoice was for a private service.
“I am guilty, guilty of charging for a job as a freelancer, of which the state then takes half. I am guilty of acting in self-defence in the face of state fiscal terrorism,” he said, calling on Spanish citizens to avoid “any tax you can, don’t pay them.”
The video followed the launch of an investigation by Spanish prosecutors into alleged illegal financing.
The probe began after Alvaro Romillo, founder of the cryptocurrency platform Madeira Invest Club (MIC), revealed in a letter to the attorney general’s office that he had delivered €100,000 in cash to Pérez during the campaign, specifically to promote MIC at SALF’s public events.
The revelation was first reported by El Diario.
“You are making an urgent part of the campaign possible for me. A thousand thanks, man,” Pérez wrote after Romillo invited him to his headquarters to collect the money.
“Everything is fine. €100,000 thanks, Luis (alias of Romillo),” the SALF leader added hours later, El Diario revealed.
Last week, MIC shut down its social media accounts and websites and went bankrupt.
The public prosecutor’s office has referred the complaint to the Spanish supreme court, which is in charge of investigating Pérez, as he is an MEP and enjoys parliamentary immunity.
[Edited by Martina Monti]
Source: euractiv.com
