The judge charges those responsible for the hotel and the school that hosted the ‘Malinche’ scholarship recipients

The judge investigating Nacho Cano For alleged crimes against foreign workers, it has charged two of the witnesses who had been summoned for this Thursday. It is about David HatchwellExecutive producer of Malinche and administrator of the Hotel Las Descalzas SL, the place where the Mexican scholarship holders stayed, who traveled to Madrid for the musical. Also, he has been charged Javier Alfonso Muñozadministrator of the Jana Producciones school.

As sources from the prosecution and defense have assured EFEthe judge has changed the status of both witnesses at the beginning of their testimony. The reason for this modification comes because the magistrate considers that they could have been involved in a deception, trying to pretend that the Mexican dancers only had a training relationship with the musical Malinche, when in reality it was an employment relationship.

This new decision by the judge, which has caught the accusations and defense by surprise, has come after an intern from Malinche recount his experience working on Nacho Cano’s musical. In her statement (the only one of the day), the young woman assured that “everything was legal“and explained that, although they entered Spain as tourists, they subsequently processed the student visa.

So things are, Alfredo Arrienthe lawyer of the intern who denounced Nacho Cano, has stated that both the witnesses and the parties involved could have lied. According to him, this is because no Jana school worker is part of the musical Malincheand furthermore, the agreement signed between the parties would not be valid.

For its part, the team of lawyers defending Nacho Cano has denounced, in a statement sent to Europe Press, which is trying to extend “unjustifiably“the procedure and point out that the judge has followed the”petition“from the Public Prosecutor’s Office when changing”surprisingly“the position of the two witnesses. They also consider that everything was “foreseen”, with the aim of “extend this procedure further and do even more reputational damage to both Jana and Malinche“.

“The labor inspection analyzed the training of the boys, the contracts or agreements of Malinche and the Jana School and an exhaustive study of the situation of the scholarship recipients, concluding that this was the reality of the training and the connection with the Jana School. We denounce a “attempt to unjustifiably extend a procedure that should be completely closed”they have assured.

“The Mud Strategy”

The executive producer of Malinche and administrator of the hotel where the scholarship recipients stayed has pointed the finger at the Government, which he describes as “corrupt“, due to the procedural change that occurred this Thursday.”It is a real shame to see that once again this corrupt government and its entourage use the mud strategy to generate doubts about a crystal clear case.“, he denounced.

“The prosecutor filed the case days before the police from the Leganitos police station arrived at our musical school. The labor inspection has clearly ruled, despite all the pressure against it, that the interns were indeed that, students and not workers.“he argued.

Regarding the accusation of promoting immigration, Hatchwell has specified that “there is no crime of any kind“, since it has been managed by professionals who have followed the same criteria as 90 percent of student visa applications indicated by the European regulations applicable since 2018.

“The prosecutor, CCOO and the judge demonstrate their desire to keep this case alive for longer to try to sow doubts and attack people with impeccable reputations who are dedicated to generating employment and living off their efforts.“, he has settled.

“They want to use the tools of the State to attack businessmen who are not on their side. We will go to all necessary national or international judicial bodies until there is justice“, he concluded.