SPAIN: PSOE FERRAZ CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION
Judicial investigation into alleged illegal payments and corruption linked to the PSOE headquarters in Ferraz (Madrid), including the hydrocarbon fraud network and the role of party officials and associates
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Live politics: Marlaska on Leire Díez's dealings: 'My Ministry is clean. Unlike others, we act under the principle of legality'
EL PAÍSÚltima hora de la actualidad política, en directo | Marlaska, sobre los manejos de Leire Díez: “Mi Ministerio está limpio. A diferencia de otros, actuamos bajo el principio de legalidad”
Jun 30, 2026, 03:49 PM
In Spain's live political coverage, Interior Minister Marlaska defended his ministry over the dealings of Leire Díez, saying it operates 'under the principle of legality' unlike others. The PP continues to allege possible electoral fraud linked to the 'grandchildren law', while Vox asks the electoral board to bar postal voting for Spaniards living abroad.
The PP again summons Zapatero to a Senate investigation commission
EL PAÍSEl PP llama de nuevo a Zapatero a una comisión de investigación en el Senado
Jun 30, 2026, 10:41 AM
Spain's Popular Party has again called former PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to appear before a Senate investigation commission. Cristina Narbona will also testify on July 14 after her name appeared in agendas seized from Leire Díez.
Judge Pedraz charges SEPI president and about twenty people in the 'Leire Díez case'
EL PAÍSEl juez Pedraz imputa a la presidenta de la SEPI y a una veintena de personas en el ‘caso Leire Díez’
Jun 29, 2026, 01:22 PM
Judge Pedraz has charged the president of Spain's state holding company SEPI and around twenty people in the 'Leire Díez case'. The investigation examines alleged mediation before public administrations by the group linked to the so-called 'plumber'.
Zapatero's secretary, María Gertrudis Alcázar, in the Senate: 'I will remain silent. It is not a snub'
EL PAÍSLa secretaria de Zapatero, María Gertrudis Alcázar, en el Senado: “Voy a mantenerme en silencio. No es un desaire”
Jun 29, 2026, 11:01 AM
Zapatero's former secretary, María Gertrudis Alcázar, told Spain's Senate she would remain silent, saying it was 'not a snub'. Judge Calama had described the former prime minister's office as a place of 'coordination, drafting and archiving' of documents underpinning the financial activity of an alleged network.
Santos Cerdan Publishes a Book Criticizing 'Media Trials' and Defending the Presumption of Innocence
EL PAÍSSantos Cerdán publica un libro en el que critica los “juicios mediáticos” y defiende la presunción de inocencia
Jun 29, 2026, 09:31 AM
Santos Cerdan, the former PSOE organization secretary dogged by judicial cases, has published a book titled 'The Fall' in which he gives his version of events. In it he criticizes what he calls media trials and defends the presumption of innocence.
Objective: protect the president
EL PAÍSObjetivo: proteger al presidente
Jun 7, 2026, 03:30 AM
Sánchez and his circle are working to contain the 'Leire Díez case' to Santos Cerdán as the sole responsible figure.
The day the Civil Guard began to suspect its director
EL PAÍSEl día que la Guardia Civil comenzó a sospechar de su directora
Jun 7, 2026, 03:30 AM
A note from the Information Service warned as early as April 29 last year about the contacts of Mercedes González, as suspicion grew within the Civil Guard.
A cast of characters in search of valuable information: how the 'Leire Díez case' network operated
EL PAÍSUna trama de personajes en busca de información valiosa: así operaba la red del ‘caso Leire Díez’
Jun 7, 2026, 03:30 AM
The investigation into the so-called PSOE 'sewers' describes a cast of lead and supporting characters seeking valuable information.
What voices convey
EL PAÍSLo que transmiten las voces
Jun 6, 2026, 03:30 AM
Opinion: the glamour of literary and cinematic characters is absent in the real individuals mired in the so-called political 'sewers'.