Jaime Durán Barba complicated by the Pandora Papers scandal

Both have been registered by the law firm Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee (Alcogal).

The articles published by the journalists of the International Consortium of Journalists (ICJ) revealed a series of documents in which the name of the consultant appears in relation to two offshore companies.

They are two companies consolidated in the British Virgin Islands where in addition to Durán Barba appears Santiago Nieto Montoya, who accompanied him throughout his career as a political consultant.

One of them was called Harmony mining with which it tried to acquire in 2011 a copper mine near Las Vegas (United States). This mining venture was valued at $ 15 million, although it ultimately failed to materialize.

The other signature discovered was called Woodlen Limited and was registered for “investment in Switzerland”. In the source section of the funds, they wrote “Marketing and Research” the purpose of which was to own vested bearer shares, which allowed their owners to remain anonymous.

In the document revealed Durán Barba was not considered to be part of “Politically Exposed Persons (PPE)”. The city of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was mentioned as the company’s headquarters, and a bank in Zurich, Switzerland, was mentioned as an intermediary.

Jaime Duran Barba He claimed that “they haven’t been around for over 20 years.” these signatures. He did this before consulting the newspaper Página / 12, where he also noted that he had never had contracts with national or local governments.

In that statement, the political consultant said: “They are referring to two companies formed over 20 years ago that do not exist. I have never had a contract with a national or local government of any country, or with a state-owned enterprise. I have no shares in any company of any kind in any country. “