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🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The Government begins processing the anti-corruption package announced by Pedro Sánchez seven months after the arrest of Santos Cerdán

The Spanish government, led by Pedro Sánchez, has initiated the processing of an anti-corruption package following the arrest of PSOE official Santos Cerdán.

Feb 17 • 11:06 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Government approves the anti-corruption measure package agreed upon by Sánchez and Díaz after the 'Cerdán case'

The Spanish government has approved a significant anti-corruption package, including the establishment of an Independent Agency for Public Integrity, in response to political scandals.

Feb 17 • 07:29 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Supreme Court prevents Cerdán from attending the hearing of Ábalos and Koldo regarding the mask trial

The Supreme Court of Spain has denied former PSOE Secretary Santos Cerdán's request to attend a preliminary hearing related to the mask trial of former minister José Luis Ábalos and advisor Koldo García.

Feb 12 • 08:24 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Madrid Court rejects investigating whether Cerdán lied in the Senate about his relationship with Koldo García

The Madrid Court decides not to investigate claims that Santos Cerdán lied in his Senate testimony regarding his relationship with Koldo García, following the prosecution's advice.

Feb 10 • 13:17 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Cerdán, before the judge about the meeting with Leire Díez: 'Hernando said that they already had the information about the president's saunas'

Cerdán testified in court that Hernando indicated they were already aware of information regarding the saunas linked to the father of Begoña Gómez.

Feb 10 • 10:11 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The businessman who organized the meeting between Leire Díez and a prosecutor says he expected Cerdán to be there

Luis del Rivero, the businessman who organized a meeting between Leire Díez and prosecutor Ignacio Stampa, revealed he anticipated the presence of Santos Cerdán to assist Stampa in his legal disputes with the Ministry of Justice.

Feb 9 • 11:52 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Cerdán declares that he met with Leire twice about Sánchez's father-in-law's saunas

Former PSOE official Santos Cerdán testified that he met with Leire Díez regarding the Saunas linked to Sánchez's father-in-law, and stated he did not inform Pedro Sánchez about this matter.

Feb 2 • 15:37 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

Santos Cerdán admits that he met twice with Leire Díez because she offered him information from the political brigade of the PP

Santos Cerdán, the former secretary of organization for PSOE, confirmed in court that he met twice with Leire Díez, who is under investigation for influence peddling, to discuss political information.

Feb 2 • 13:07 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Judge Leopoldo Puente refers the corruption case against Cerdán to the National Court

Supreme Court judge Leopoldo Puente has referred a corruption investigation involving former PSOE organizational secretary Santos Cerdán and others to the National Court.

Feb 2 • 10:51 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court sends the investigation of Cerdán, Ábalos, and Koldo to the National Court for alleged public works riggings

The Supreme Court has forwarded the investigation of former minister José Luis Ábalos and others to the National Court regarding allegations of rigging in public works contracts.

Feb 2 • 10:32 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court sends the investigation of Cerdán, Ábalos, and Koldo García over public works rigging to the National Court

The Supreme Court has referred an investigation regarding alleged rigging in public works awards, involving former PSOE organization secretaries José Luis Ábalos and Santos Cerdán, to the National Court following Ábalos' resignation from his parliamentary seat last week.

Feb 2 • 10:26 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court judge sends the 'Cerdán case' of public work rigging to the National Audience

The Supreme Court judge has ruled that the case involving public work rigging, known as the 'Cerdán case', will now be referred to the National Audience, potentially prolonging the legal proceedings.

Feb 2 • 10:15 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Cerdán and Hernando before the judge for their meetings with Leire Díez

Antonio Hernando and Santos Cerdán are testifying in Madrid regarding alleged influence peddling and bribery related to meetings with Leire Díez.

Feb 2 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The UCO asks the judge to track accounts to advance the investigation of the contracts with Acciona and Cerdán's partner

The Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard is seeking authorization to review accounts related to contracts involving Acciona and a political partner, amid ongoing investigations.

Jan 15 • 11:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The UCO requests an investigation into the accounts of Santos Cerdán's cooperative and the executives of Acciona in search of new bribes

The UCO of the Civil Guard is seeking to investigate the accounts of Santos Cerdán's cooperative, allegedly linked to public works corruption involving Acciona executives.

Jan 15 • 10:16 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The UCO asks the Supreme Court to trace the accounts of the cooperative that hired Cerdán's sister

The UCO has requested authorization from the Supreme Court judge to investigate 23 bank accounts related to a cooperative that employed the sister of Santos Cerdán during a public works scandal.

Jan 15 • 10:03 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

The Prosecutor's Office opposes the charge against Cerdán for false testimony in the Senate: "There is not even an appearance of a crime"

The Prosecutor's Office has opposed the charge against Santos Cerdán for alleged false testimony before the Senate investigation commission, arguing that the facts described do not constitute a crime even if true.

Jan 9 • 18:26 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The judge summons Santos Cerdán on February 5 for alleged false testimony before the 'Koldo case' commission in the Senate

A Madrid court has summoned former PSOE secretary Santos Cerdán to testify for allegedly providing false testimony in the Senate regarding his connection to former ministerial advisor Koldo García.

Jan 9 • 10:10 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

A judge in Madrid summons Cerdán to testify on February 5 for false testimony in the Senate

A judge in Madrid has scheduled Santos Cerdán to testify on February 5 regarding alleged false testimony given during a Senate investigation.

Jan 9 • 10:09 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

The judge summons Santos Cerdán to testify as an investigated party on February 5 for 'lying' to the Senate Commission

A judge in Madrid has summoned former PSOE secretary Santos Cerdán to testify on February 5 after determining he allegedly lied during his first appearance before the Senate Commission investigating the 'Koldo case' in April 2024.

Jan 9 • 09:15 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

A judge summons Santos Cerdán to testify for lying in the Senate investigative committee

Santos Cerdán, the former Secretary of Organization of the PSOE, has been called to testify in Madrid regarding allegations of lying under oath in a Senate investigation related to corruption.

Jan 9 • 08:43 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Chivite retains Cerdán's contractor in her government

Chivite has decided to keep the contractor linked to Cerdán within her government despite controversies.

Jan 9 • 04:04 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

María Chivite recovers Javier Remírez as 'number two' of Navarra to exhaust her term under the shadow of Santos Cerdán

Navarra President María Chivite has replaced her first vice president Félix Taberna with senator Javier Remírez, who will also take on the role of government spokesperson, amid the backdrop of an ongoing corruption crisis linked to Santos Cerdán.

Jan 8 • 10:31 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

Government Crisis in Navarra: Chivite will replace Vice President Taberna and Counselor López

The President of Navarra, María Chivite, has announced a significant reshuffle of her government amid the crisis stemming from the 'Cerdán case', affecting key members including Vice President Félix Taberna and Counselor Amparo López.

Jan 7 • 20:23 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
World

Abascal believes that Maduro's fall is a 'bigger' blow for Sánchez than the detention of Ábalos and Cerdán

Vox leader Abascal claims that Nicolás Maduro's downfall represents a more significant challenge for Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez than the recent detentions of Ábalos and Cerdán, urging the Venezuelan regime to surrender immediately to alleviate the suffering of its citizens.

Jan 3 • 11:58 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Daniel Campos, former Andalusian parliamentarian purged by Cerdán: "People in the Andalusian PSOE used my bipolarity to attack me"

Daniel Campos discusses how individuals within the Andalusian PSOE exploited his bipolar disorder to target him, reflecting on his struggles with mental health and personal value.

Dec 31 • 20:42 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The Trio of the Year

The article critiques the corrupt nature of the current political climate in Spain, focusing on Koldo Ábalos and Cerdán's roles within it.

Dec 31 • 10:23 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

Chivite's 'annus horribilis': from tears for Cerdán to the crisis with her government partners

The article discusses María Chivite's challenging political year following her re-election, marked by a crisis stemming from her political ally Santos Cerdán's actions.

Dec 30 • 20:21 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Chivite commits to being "uncompromising" against the corrupt in the farewell of a 2025 marked by the Santos Cerdán scheme

Navarra's president María Chivite pledges to fight corruption as she navigates the political fallout from allegations surrounding her mentor Santos Cerdán.

Dec 30 • 14:34 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Santos Cerdán stops receiving compensation for dismissal from Congress, after receiving nearly 19,000 euros

Santos Cerdán has ceased to receive his dismissal compensation from Congress after receiving nearly 19,000 euros, which was granted for a six-month period starting last July.

Dec 28 • 17:18 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The company of Santos Cerdán hid a million euros ready to be distributed just before being discovered by the UCO

The company Servinabar, at the center of the alleged PSOE corruption, was revealed to have hidden a million euros intended for illegal commissions, involving Santos Cerdán, a close aide of Pedro Sánchez.

Dec 28 • 02:45 UTC

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