Attorney
Manuel Moix
Chief Anti-Corruption Attorney
In office
24 February 2017 – 1 June 2017
Personal details
Born1958

Manuel Moix is a Spanish lawyer. After serving as a public prosecutor in the Community of Madrid, he was appointed Spain's "top anti-corruption prosecutor" from February 2017.[1] He resigned on 1 June 2017, after admitting he owned 25% of a Panamanian offshore company.[2][3]

Moix and his siblings owned an offshore company in Panama, which was apparently inherited from their parents.[3] The company, Duchesse Financial Overseas, was set up in 1988, and in 1990 bought a luxury villa near Madrid worth approximately €550,000.[4]

Moix also received criticism for other issues. He is alleged to have attempted to interfere in corruption investigations, including the "Lezo Case", involving the governing People's Party.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Royal Decree 156/2017, of February 24, appointing Chief Attorney against Corruption and Organized Crime to Mr. Manuel Moix Blázquez.
  2. 1 2 Sam Jones. "Spain's top anti-corruption prosecutor quits over Panama link | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Spanish anti-corruption chief resigns over offshore company | World | Reuters". Af.reuters.com. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Stur, Beata (5 November 2016). "Spain's anti-corruption prosecutor faces tax avoidance allegations". Neweurope.eu. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


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