'Operation Malaya' Marbella

The 'Operation Malaya' corruption, resulted in a first phase with 28 arrests and seizure of property the amount of 2,400 million. The research aims to uncover a complex corporate network that covers many criminal activities. It has spread from Malaga to Madrid and Murcia and in a second part to Cordoba, where the businessman has been arrested Rafael Gomez.

Among those involved, whose imprisonment has been decreed for several of them, highlight the mayor of Marbella, Marisol Yagüe, the former deputy mayor, Isabel García Marcos, the former adviser of Urban and municipal manager of this department, Juan Antonio Roca, the council of Culture and Education, José Jaén, and Traffic, Victoriano Rodriguez, and the town clerk, Leopoldo Barrantes, whom the judge has decided to release charges.

Juan Antonio Roca: Advisor of Urbanism of Marbella and former municipal manager of this department. Right Hand the former mayor of Marbella, now deceased, Jesus Gil. After Gil's victory in 1991, Rock joined the Consistory and controlled Planning 2000, the municipal company that managed the land. Gil's successor, Julián Muñoz, dismissed him in August 2003 but the team as Marisol Yagüe rescued after coming to power through a censure motion to Munoz in 2003.

Charged in the 'plunder case', Rock was investigated by the National Court for allegedly embezzling funds from the municipal coffers procecedentes. The National Court Judge Juan del Olmo ordered his admission to the Alcala-Meco prison in April 2002, with Gil and others working for the former alderman Marbella. Days later he was released on bail, after payment of 450,000 euros.

Among the crimes charged in the Operation Malaya include the embezzlement, according to his lawyer, who added the money laundering and bribery.

On 31 March 2006, the holder of the Magistrate's Court number 5 in Marbella, Miguel Angel Torres ordered unconditional prison without bail for Roca, who considers the person "which directs and controls the municipal decision entirely" in the city.

Marisol Yagüe: Mayor of Marbella from 13 August 2003 following a censure motion that ended 12 years of municipal government of Independent Liberal Group (GIL). The motion was supported by Socialist councilors, and defectors andalucista GIL itself, which went to the Mixed Group. He then uncovered the strongest struggles to control the urban development of the municipality.

The main objective of the new mayor was drafting a new General Urban Plan, General Plan. The latter, in 1986, was breached by the government teams Gil, at least 200 times, which are the building permits that the Andalusian government has challenged before the High Court of Justice of Andalusia.

On 8 March 2006, a judge decreed Marbella Arrest Yagüe a chalet. The company Construcciones Copasur S.L. -Municipal construction contractor sued for unpaid regidora 949,000 euros in the renovation.

Judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered imprisonment Yagüe without bond on 1 April 2006.

Isabel García Marcos: First Deputy Mayor of Marbella. The turncoat García Marcos attended the municipal elections in 1991 lists the PSOE party of which he was expelled. Alderman and a doctor, their complaints and their fierce opposition prompted the disqualification of Gil for public office.

Then in 2003 the council decided to join Salamanca faithful to its biggest enemy is allied with former councilors gilistas and Andalusian Party, with whom supported the censure motion against the then mayor, Julián Muñoz.

As part of 'Operation Malaya' was arrested in Malaga airport after returning from their honeymoon trip in Russia. In the search of his home they found some 360,000 euros in cash. On 2 April 2006, Judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered unconditional prison Garcia Marcos for their alleged involvement in the corruption case of the Consistory.

Thomas Reñones: Mayor of Marbella by acting as second deputy mayor and the absence of first deputy mayor, Isabel García Marcos, and the mayor, Marisol Yagüe. Reñones, former Atletico Madrid player who presided over Jesus Gil, and was their captain, entered the world of politics from his hand in the late 90s. It has not been charged in the case.

Gil, with whom he was in seven of eight sports projects, got joined Atletico Marbella (II B) for two seasons, in August 1996. Since retiring from football, followed related to Gil, who was appointed coordinator of Sports in Marbella Town Hall.

In local elections in June 1999 he was elected for the first time, municipal councilor in Marbella on the list of GIL, led by President Gil corporation which took over the Council of Sports.

Re-elected city councilor in the May 2003 elections, the following August he went over to the Joint City Council along with seven other colleagues of his party, five councilors from the PSOE and three Andalusian Party, who signed a censure motion against the then mayor, Julián Muñoz.

Days later, his colleague Mrs Marisol Yagüe was elected new mayor of the town, he took up the post of second deputy mayor and continued to front the areas of Youth and Sports.



Rafael Gomez: The employer Cordoba Rafael Gomez, known as Sandokan, is related to the world of jewelry and housing developments. You personally know Juan Antonio Roca, who shared poker games in the El Rio, owned by Carlos Sanchez, who at the beginning of the 80 introduced, taught and guided rock art in real estate speculation and then placed in Marbella, as published WORLDWIDE last day 6.

In December 2004, as reported Antonio Rubio took place in the hunting ground of Badajoz one timba more than three million where both attended. As a result of that game of cards, one of the players felt cheated by Roca and as revenge, he contacted police inspectors since 2001 followed closely the steps that it was considered the godfather of the Costa del Sol .

In recent months, Gomez has been involved in a case of heated controversy over the case Collectors: construction, by Arenal 2000, three ships without a license. This matter has earned him a fine of 24 million euros after the PSOE, the municipal level, and the Board will monitor close attention this episode.


Other actors
•José Luis Alonso BoyerBusinessman. On 1 April 2006 was free bail of 20,000 euros.
•Oscar Alberto B.P., Front man for former city manager of Urban Juan Antonio Roca. The judge ordered her to prison without bail. Over 36 years. He is charged with alleged money laundering and fraud to the Treasury. He jumped into the media when the dancer Juan Manuel Fernandez Montoya 'Farruquito' fatally struck in Seville Benjamin Olalla and fled. The prosecution accused him, along with three others, to conceal the facts and have hatched a plot to incriminate Farruquito's brother, a minor when the events occurred.
•Leopoldo Barrantes, Town clerk. The former Real Madrid is the maximum a notary public in the Consistory Marbella. On 1 April 2006 the judge ordered his release released without bail on charges of influence peddling and breach of trust.
•Oscar Benavente Perez, Front man Juan Antonio Roca. Involved in the 'case Farruquito', was charged along with three others, to conceal the facts and have hatched a plot to incriminate Farruquito's brother, a minor when the events occurred.
•Montserrat Corulla, Accused of being one of the main figureheads of Juan Antonio Roca. Judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered his unconditional prison for money laundering on April 3.
•Jaime Hachuel, Employer for whom the judge ordered him released without bail but charged with a crime of money laundering.
•José Antonio Jaén PolonioCouncilman of Culture and Education Deputy Mayor of Marbella and Nueva Andalucia. As Marisol Yagüe, was alderman of the PSOE, and in 2003 entered into your computer hall. He is a man of confidence and Isabel García Marcos left the PSOE after the said motion. Jaen was released after paying their lawyers to EUR 30,000 bail imposed by the judge.
•July Framework, Managing director of passenger transport company Portillo. Was released with charges of bribery after appearing before the judge, who decided to impose a bail of 12,000 euros.
•Ismael Perez Pena, Businessman who owns two companies' leasing of vehicles for hire that supply much of the Marbella Town Hall. Also responsible for managing the crane company in the municipality. On 1 April 2006 the judge issued his imprisonment unconditional.
•Miguel Perez Road, Lawyer with Madrid-Sánchez Zubizarreta Soriano Pastor, where he practiced in a register under the Operation Malaya seized police 860,000 euros cash. Judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered bail 30,000 euros for Perez Road on 4 April 2006.
•Rafael del Pozo, Chairman of the Local Police in Marbella. It, along with Juan Antonio Roca, one of the heads of the 2000 Urban planning Marbella Town Hall, so there are suspicions that have local agents involved in the web of corruption.
•Victoriano Rodriguez MartinezCouncilman Traffic, Transport and Public Roads. It is one of the oldest elected officials who entered the labor policy of the late Jesus Gil y Gil. He signed the censure motion against Julián Muñoz in August 2003, when that was passed to the Joint Group. During her career as a politician has always been questioned by the opposition on the whereabouts of a Rolls Royce, owned by the Consistory of Marbella and used by the former mayor of Marbella and president of Atletico Madrid. On 1 April 2006 the judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered his unconditional imprisonment.
•Manuel Sánchez Martín, Lawyer with Madrid-Sánchez Zubizarreta Soriano Pastor, where he practiced in a register under the Operation Malaya Police seized 860,000 euros cash. Judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered unconditional prison for Sánchez Martín on 4 April 2006 by being one of the alleged charge of structuring societies Juan Antonio Roca.
•Juan Manuel Sánchez Zubizarreta, Lawyer with Madrid-Sánchez Zubizarreta Soriano Pastor. Judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered unconditional prison for Sánchez Zubizarreta on 4 April 2006 by being one of the alleged charge of structuring societies Juan Antonio Roca.
•Francisco Soriano Pastor, Lawyer with Madrid-Sánchez Zubizarreta Soriano Pastor. Judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered unconditional prison Soriano Pastor for 4 April 2006 by being one of the alleged charge of structuring societies Juan Antonio Roca.
•Juan Luis Soriano Pastor, Lawyer with Madrid-Sánchez Zubizarreta Soriano Pastor. Judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered unconditional prison Soriano Pastor for 4 April 2006 by being one of the alleged charge of structuring societies Juan Antonio Roca.
•Soriano Francisco Zurita, Lawyer with Madrid-Sánchez Zubizarreta Soriano Pastor. Judge Miguel Angel Torres ordered bail 90,000 euros for Soriano Zurita on 4 April 2006.