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'''Manuel Moix''' is a Spanish [[lawyer]]. He was Spain's "top anti-corruption prosecutor" from February 2017,<ref>[https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2017/02/25/pdfs/BOE-A-2017-1966.pdf Royal Decree 156/2017, of February 24, appointing Chief Attorney against Corruption and Organized Crime to Mr. Manuel Moix Blázquez.]</ref> until he resigned on 1 June 2017, after sustained criticism that led to him admitting he owned 25% of a Panamanian [[offshore company]].<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite web|author=Sam Jones |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/01/spains-top-anti-corruption-prosecutor-quits-over-panama-link |title=Spain's top anti-corruption prosecutor quits over Panama link &#124; World news |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="reuters1">{{cite web|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN18S4XD |title=Spanish anti-corruption chief resigns over offshore company &#124; World &#124; Reuters |publisher=Af.reuters.com |date=9 February 2009 |accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref>
'''Manuel Moix''' (born 1958) 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.<ref name="BOE">[https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2017/02/25/pdfs/BOE-A-2017-1966.pdf Royal Decree 156/2017, of February 24, appointing Chief Attorney against Corruption and Organized Crime to Mr. Manuel Moix Blázquez.]</ref>
He resigned on 1 June 2017, after admitting he owned 25% of a Panamanian [[offshore company]].<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite web|author=Sam Jones |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/01/spains-top-anti-corruption-prosecutor-quits-over-panama-link |title=Spain's top anti-corruption prosecutor quits over Panama link &#124; World news |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="reuters1">{{cite web|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN18S4XD |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031233/https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN18S4XD |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 December 2017 |title=Spanish anti-corruption chief resigns over offshore company &#124; World &#124; Reuters |publisher=Af.reuters.com |date=9 February 2009 |accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref>


Moix owns an offshore company in Panama jointly with is siblings, and inherited it from his father.<ref name="reuters1"/> The company, Duchesse Financial Overseas, was set up in 1988, and in 1990 bought a luxury villa near Madrid worth approximately €550,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stur |first=Beata |url=https://www.neweurope.eu/article/spains-anti-corruption-prosecutor-faces-tax-avoidance-allegations/ |title=Spain’s anti-corruption prosecutor faces tax avoidance allegations |publisher=Neweurope.eu |date=5 November 2016 |accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref>
Moix and his siblings owned an offshore company in Panama, which was apparently inherited from their parents.<ref name="reuters1"/> The company, Duchesse Financial Overseas, was set up in 1988, and in 1990 bought a luxury villa near Madrid worth approximately €550,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stur |first=Beata |url=https://www.neweurope.eu/article/spains-anti-corruption-prosecutor-faces-tax-avoidance-allegations/ |title=Spain’s anti-corruption prosecutor faces tax avoidance allegations |publisher=Neweurope.eu |date=5 November 2016 |accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref>


Moix is alleged attempts to have interfered in corruption investigations involving the governing [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]].<ref name="theguardian1"/>
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 (Spain)|People's Party]].<ref name="theguardian1"/>


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Latest revision as of 11:50, 30 August 2024

Attorney
Manuel Moix
Chief Anti-Corruption Attorney
In office
24 February 2017 – 1 June 2017
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)

Manuel Moix (born 1958) 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

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  1. ^ Royal Decree 156/2017, of February 24, appointing Chief Attorney against Corruption and Organized Crime to Mr. Manuel Moix Blázquez.
  2. ^ a b Sam Jones. "Spain's top anti-corruption prosecutor quits over Panama link | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "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.