The political storm surrounding the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) intensifies as Santos Cerdán, the party's Organization Secretary and a close ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, edges closer to indictment in the Koldo case. The Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard is set to imminently submit its investigative report to Supreme Court Magistrate Leopoldo Puente, detailing incriminating evidence found on the mobile phone of businessman Víctor de Aldama, linking Cerdán to the alleged corruption network.
Further complicating matters, intercepted messages from a device seized from Koldo García Izaguirre, a former advisor to ex-minister José Luis Ábalos, reveal Cerdán's involvement in awarding public contracts to construction giant Acciona. These communications, stored on an encrypted memory, suggest a separate corruption scheme operating independently of the previously known network associated with Ábalos and his circle.
The investigation took a dramatic turn with allegations from Víctor de Aldama, who claims to have handed Cerdán an envelope containing €15,000 in a bar near the PSOE headquarters, with García Izaguirre present. This allegation, coupled with a reported fivefold increase in Cerdán's bank balance during the period in question, raises serious questions about the integrity of one of Sánchez's most trusted officials.
As the UCO finalizes its report, the Spanish political landscape braces for the potential fallout. With Cerdán's influence spanning regions like Navarra and the Basque Country, where Acciona holds significant contracts, the implications of these findings could reverberate far beyond the confines of Ferraz, challenging the PSOE's governance and its commitment to transparency.
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