Spain police enter PM Sanchez’s Socialist Party HQ in corruption probe
Summary
Police entered the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) headquarters in Madrid to search for evidence in a corruption investigation. The search focuses on party member Leire Diez and follows recent probes involving former Socialist Prime Minister Zapatero and relatives of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.Key Facts
- Police searched PSOE headquarters under court orders related to a corruption inquiry.
- The investigation targets Leire Diez, who is suspected of trying to influence anticorruption efforts.
- Former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was recently put under formal investigation linked to a government airline bailout.
- PSOE says it is cooperating fully with the investigation.
- The inquiry is being handled by National Court judge Santiago Pedraz.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s brother and wife are also under investigation for alleged influence peddling, which they deny.
- Opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo accused Sanchez’s government of corruption and called for early elections.
- Former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos, once close to Sanchez, is awaiting a verdict in a separate corruption trial.
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