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Spain police enter PM Sanchez’s Socialist Party HQ in corruption probe

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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