Spain Papers Review - Tuesday June 30 2009

Spain Papers Review - Tuesday June 30 2009
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By h.b. - Jun 30, 2009 - 9:40 AM

Today's Público

The 150 year prison sentence for Bernie Madoff leads most of the papers in Spain this morning

El Mundo leads with the 150 year prison sentence for Bernie Madoff, and says that victims of his fraud were in court and shouted against his request for forgiveness.
‘Let your cell be your coffin’ shouted one, highlighted by El Mundo. The paper says there was applause when the sentence announced said he would be held in prison for life.
Público headlines 150 years for the Wall Street fraudster. The paper notes it was the longest sentence possible, as the court considered him responsible for a 65 billion dollar fraud, and his behavior as ‘extraordinarily wicked’. Público notes he admitted the charges and called for forgiveness.
El País says the fraudster Madoff will spend the rest of his life in jail after the judge in the United States handed down a sentence of 150 years.
ABC has a photo of a woman showing a copy of a guide on how to survive prison which has been written by Andy Borowitz especially for Madoff. Made from 100% shredded paper, and with a compact design to survive most strip searches, it’s called ‘Who moved my soap?’.

Events in Honduras continue to get wide coverage in Spain with El Mundo saying that Spain and all the American countries have called for the return of the deposed Manuel Zelaya. El Mundo has a front page photo of one of his supporters who was injured in a clash with soldiers in Tegucigalpa yesterday. He has blood streamed across his face and clothes.
Público has a photo of anti-riot forces and hundreds of soldiers in Tegucigalpa protecting the presidential palace from protesting citizens. The paper considers that those who carried out the coup have been left isolated, as thousands of Hondurans took to the streets and the international community demanding the return of President Zelaya.
El País quotes King Juan Carlos who said ‘We are also against the coup’. The paper says that the international community has isolated the new president of Honduras and backed Zelaya. The paper shows a photo of Hugo Chávez, Rafael Correa and Daniel Ortega applauding Manuel Zelaya in Managua.

El Mundo also notes that Néstor Kirchner has resigned after losing the election in Buenos Aires.
El País says the election defeat has broken up the power of the Kirchner in Argentina.

The death of the Moroccan mother from Swine Flu in Madrid came too late for the papers today, but disturbingly El Mundo reports that the woman, Dalila, who was an athlete in Morocco, and who had a caesarian section to give birth yesterday, had been to hospital with fever three times only to be sent home.
ABC notes the birth to save the baby, and notes the boy was born at 28 weeks.

El País reports that at least seven immigrants have drowned in a patera small boat in Cádiz. The paper says some 30 people were travelling together and tragedy struck when they hit the Spanish coast.

Following the case in the UK recently of important papers being left on a train, Spain now has her own example thanks to the Foreign Minister, Miguel Ángel Moratinos.
El Mundo tells us that he left official notes on a meeting with the Prime Minister in a Cuban official car during his visit to the island in April 2007.

El Mundo continues its attack on the CNI, the Spanish secret service, and said it brought forward private payments to its boss Alberto Saiz, The paper says that 38,000 € was paid for work at his home which was not related to security, and which he returned using bank cheques. It also says that members of the CNI did his tax declaration and paid his taxes which he paid back some months later.

Público reports that the National Court judge, Baltasar Garzón, has called on the Supreme Court to decide who should open the civil war grave of Granada writer, Federico García Lorca.

ABC notes that Spain will have as many unemployed as Italy and France together come September, and also notes that the Savings Banks in Spain have suggested postponing the retirement age in Spain to 70.

El País notes that PP leader Mariano Rajoy continues to avoid the ‘Bárcenas case’ of the party treasurer who faces charges in the Supreme Court. The paper says that meanwhile unrest is increasing in the party.
El País says that the PP has had the judicial documents which implicate their treasurer since Thursday, but that Rajoy continues not to react.

ABC headlines the story that PP and PSOE regions of Spain have lined up against the government on the subject of regional funding. Andalucia, Cataluña, Aragón and Balearics have joined Valencia and Castilla y León in the organization of a conference of regional presidents, without the presence of Zapatero. ABC considers that this clearly shows the current isolation of the executive.

Público notes that electricity prices go up by 2% for most of us from tomorrow.

And finally,
Plenty more on the Michael Jackson story with El Mundo highlighting that his mother has been granted temporary custody of the three children.
El País describes Jackson as ‘always profitable’ and notes how the market has been making the most of his death to make some money.

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