Former IMF chief Rato fears for his safety - Spanish minister


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  • Friday, 14 Aug 2015

Spain's Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz speaks as he testifies before the interior commission in Parliament in Madrid, Spain, August 14, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's interior minister on Friday denied interfering in a legal case against former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato, saying Rato had sought a controversial meeting with him because he feared for his safety.

Jorge Fernandez Diaz has faced a political storm since it emerged he held private talks with Rato, a former deputy prime minister and economy minister, at his ministry on July 29 to discuss what he said were personal matters.

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