Demand in Spain for Venezuela Coup Info

A Spanish deputy demanded on Monday that the government provide information whether previous President Jose Maria Aznar backed the April 2002 coup attempt in Venezuela and if King Juan Carlos knew of the coup in advance.

Francisco Garrido, of Partido de los Verdes, member of the socialist congressional group, recalled that in November 2004 Foreign Affairs Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said the then governing PP (Popular Party) supported the attempted coup against Chavez.

The legislator asked the government if it would make available documentary information on the participation and awareness of the then PP executive (Aznar) with respect to the coup, according to a report from EFE agency.

Likewise, he requests explanations about the diplomatic documentation on the contacts of then Ambassador to Caracas Manuel Viturro with the coup participants and the US Embassy.

He also asks "if the king knew of the support to the coup by the ambassador in Caracas and the then Spanish government".