Spanish Supreme Court Opens Investigation into Socialist Party Official Amid Kickback Allegations
MADRID, Spain — A judge from the Spanish Supreme Court has summoned a high-ranking member of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party to provide testimony regarding alleged kickbacks involving construction companies linked to public contracts. The development follows revelations of recorded conversations suggesting possible illegal activity. Judge Leopoldo Puente, who unsealed the case on Thursday, revealed that police reports indicated a conversation between Santos Cerdan, the Socialist Party’s organizational secretary and a lawmaker, and former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos allegedly discussing illicit payments in connection with public works. The judge determined there to be … Read more