The hearing included the testimony of Santos Esteban Aranda, a pinball machine manufacturer, who contradicted the prosecution by stating he initiated business talks with Jordi Pujol Ferrusola regarding the Mexican market.
“"It was me who proposed it to him. I had nothing to hide as the licenses in Mexico are published on an official website."
Additionally, former official Jaume Roma confirmed a payment of 131,478 euros to the former president's eldest son in 2003. This commission was linked to successful negotiations for managing a hospital in Salta, Argentina.
