Madrid, April 15: Spain’s industry minister resigned Friday after he was named in the Panama Papers and other media revelations that claimed he had links to offshore firms, the latest political victim from the global scandal.
Jose Manuel Soria said in a statement that he had tendered his resignation “in light of the succession of mistakes committed along the past few days, relating to my explanations over my business activities… and considering the obvious harm that this situation is doing to the Spanish government.” Soria’s troubles began on Monday when Spanish online daily El Confidencial, which has had access to the Panama Papers — files leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca — said he had was an administrator of an offshore firm for two months in 1992.-Agenceis
Spanish Industry Minister resigns after Panama Papers revelations
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