Belarra accuses Rajoy of lying in the Kitchen plot trial

Published on April 24, 2026 | Translated from Spanish

The Secretary General of Podemos, Ione Belarra, has lashed out against former President Mariano Rajoy during his testimony as a witness in the Kitchen case trial. Belarra maintains that Rajoy lied by denying the existence of this police operation and hopes he will be convicted of perjury. She also recalled that his name appears in the Bárcenas papers regarding under-the-table payments and that the trial reveals a structure within the Ministry of the Interior and the Police to protect corrupt members of the PP.

Ione Belarra points at Mariano Rajoy in the Kitchen trial, courthouse background and Bárcenas papers.

Evidence Erasure Technology in the Kitchen Era 🛡️

At the heart of the Kitchen plot, the use of secure deletion software and removable hard drives allowed digital traces to be eliminated without leaving a mark. The agents involved used tools like DBAN or AES encryption to hide communications and documents. This methodology, similar to that used in intelligence operations, contrasts with the lack of transparency in official records. Data leaks through unsecured channels revealed the vulnerability of police systems to political espionage practices.

Rajoy and His Selective Memory of Envelopes and Under-the-Table Payments 💾

Mariano Rajoy has demonstrated a memory so selective it could compete with a formatted hard drive. During the trial, he denied knowing about the Kitchen plot, even though his name appears in the Bárcenas papers as if he were a recurring character in a series of under-the-table payments. Perhaps he should update his mental operating system, because his version of events seems more like a beta program with compatibility errors than a reliable statement before a court.