Santiago Pedraz Gómez
Spanish jurist
- 2d ago
PSOE triples reported payments to ‘party plumber’ Leire Díez, admitting €44,859 for communication work
The Spanish Socialist Party corrected a court filing to show it paid ex-militant Leire Díez €44,859 for communication advisory work, tripling the initially declared €15,612.
- 4d ago
Spain's PSOE Reels as 'Leire Díez' Scandal Deepens: Cerdán Denies Bribes, Podemos Calls Government Position 'Unsustainable'
Former PSOE organization secretary Santos Cerdán denied any blackmail or bribery on Monday after being charged in the 'Leire Díez' case, as coalition partner Podemos declared the government's position 'unsustainable' and a new poll showed a majority of Spaniards believe Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez knew of the alleged scheme.
- May 28
Spanish Minister Puente Denounces 'Undemocratic Methods' to Topple Government Amid Mounting Judicial Pressure on PSOE
Transport Minister Óscar Puente has accused political rivals, judicial figures, and media of coordinating an 'undemocratic' campaign to bring down Pedro Sánchez's government, following a series of judicial setbacks for the ruling Socialist Party.
- May 28
PNV's Esteban declares Spanish legislature 'finished,' demands early elections but rules out no-confidence motion
Basque Nationalist Party president Aitor Esteban declared Spain's legislature has "reached its end" and called on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to dissolve parliament and hold elections in 2026, while firmly rejecting any no-confidence motion.
- May 28
Spanish judge implicates PM Sánchez in PSOE 'sewer' plot to sabotage corruption probes after wife's indictment
A National Court judge has placed Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the center of an alleged PSOE criminal network that sought to destabilize judicial investigations into the party, the government, and his family, following the indictment of his wife Begoña Gómez.
- May 28
Spain's Senate censures Sánchez government over corruption scandals as key allies PNV and Junts abstain
The Spanish Senate approved a non-binding motion on Wednesday condemning Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government over multiple corruption investigations, with crucial parliamentary allies PNV and Junts abstaining rather than voting against the measure.
- May 27
Spanish Court Orders Document Seizure at PSOE Headquarters, Implicates Former Party Boss in Alleged Judicial Sabotage Ring
Agents from Spain's Guardia Civil entered the ruling Socialist Party's Madrid headquarters on Wednesday to seize documents, while a National Court judge implicated former organizational secretary Santos Cerdán in an alleged criminal scheme to destabilize court cases affecting the party and government.
- May 27
Spanish Police Seek Documents at Ruling Socialist Party HQ in Criminal Probe, PM Sanchez Vows Cooperation
Agents from Spain's Guardia Civil arrived at the PSOE headquarters in Madrid on Wednesday as part of a High Court investigation into alleged criminal activities, including bribery and influence peddling, aimed at destabilizing judicial proceedings.
- May 27
Judge Pedraz alleges PSOE paid over €170,000 to a network led by Leire Díez to sabotage judicial investigations
Spain's National Court judge Santiago Pedraz has issued a ruling alleging that the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) financed a covert network, led by former party militant Leire Díez, to systematically destabilize judicial investigations affecting the party and the government.
- May 27
Spanish Police Raid Socialist Party Headquarters in Expanding Corruption Probe Rocking Sánchez Government
Civil Guard officers searched the Madrid headquarters of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party on Wednesday, seizing documents in a widening corruption investigation that has sparked mass protests and calls for early elections.
- May 27
Spanish Police Raid Socialist Party Headquarters and Guardia Civil in Corruption Probe Linked to Party Fixer
Agents of Spain’s elite Guardia Civil unit UCO swept into the national headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party and the Corps’ own command centre on Wednesday, deepening a secret judicial probe into suspected payments to fixer Leire Díez.
