SPAIN POLITICAL CORRUPTION
Corruption investigations, bribery scandals and misconduct cases involving Spanish politicians and public officials at regional and national levels
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Judge Pedraz Separates Alleged Cash Delivery at PSOE HQ from Fuel Fraud Case
EL PAÍSEl juez Pedraz desvincula la supuesta entrega de dinero en Ferraz de Carmen Pano con la trama de hidrocarburos
3/17/2026, 4:30:01 AM
Judge Santiago Pedraz has ruled that the alleged cash handover at the PSOE's Ferraz headquarters involving Carmen Pano is not connected to the wider hydrocarbon fraud network under investigation. The judge rejected calls to summon eight new witnesses and refused to order the identification of individuals who worked on the second floor of the Socialist party's Madrid headquarters. The ruling narrows the judicial scope of the case and limits further investigative avenues linked to the PSOE premises.
Prosecutors Drop Inquiry into PSOE's 'Pendrive' Submitted to National Court in Leire Díez Case
EL PAÍSLa Fiscalía archiva las diligencias del ‘pendrive’ de la investigación de Leire Díez que el PSOE entregó en la Audiencia Nacional
3/17/2026, 4:30:01 AM
Spanish prosecutors have shelved their inquiry into a USB drive submitted by the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) to the National Court as part of the investigation into former party member Leire Díez. After receiving a report from the Civil Guard's forensic unit (UCO), the public prosecutor found no new elements in the material provided and decided not to open any new legal proceedings. The decision effectively closes this particular avenue of the wider political corruption case.
The Julio Iglesias Case: Should Spain Investigate Its Own Most Famous Son?
EL PAÍSCaso Julio Iglesias: ¿no es acaso español el “español más universal”?
3/17/2026, 4:30:01 AM
An opinion piece in El País argues that Spanish justice has an obligation to investigate the sexual abuse accusations against singer Julio Iglesias, regardless of his international fame or the principle of presumption of innocence. The author contends that invoking the presumption of innocence does not excuse judicial inaction, and that Iglesias's Spanish nationality means Spanish courts should not turn a blind eye. The piece frames the case as a test of equal treatment under the law for the country's most globally recognised entertainer.