Former Plus Ultra President Confirms 1% Rescue Payment Was Intended For Zapatero
MADRID, Spain – The former president of Plus Ultra, Julio Martínez Sola, has confirmed during his testimony before a National Court judge that the airline…
Corruption
Civil Guard Union Denounces Mafia Activities In Ceuta Smuggling Migrants To The Mainland
MADRID, Spain – The Unified Association of the Civil Guard, the majority union representing the force, has denounced the lack of resources available to officers…
Police Union Alleges Government Reprisals Against Officers
MADRID, Spain – The National Police union JUPOL has denounced what it describes as a situation of governmental harassment at the highest level against officers…
PSOE Bars Mayors From Joining Ceuta Solidarity Rallies
MADRID, Spain – The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party has distanced itself from the mobilisations planned for September 2 in front of town halls across the…
Police Raid Canary Islands Migrant Center NGO, Arrest PSOE-Linked Leadership
CANARY ISLANDS, Spain — Spanish police have executed a major operation targeting Quorum Social 77, a non-governmental organization that has managed a vast network of…
Former Civil Guard Director Implicated in Alleged PSOE Cloacas Case
MADRID, Spain — Judge Santiago Pedraz of Spain’s National Court (Audiencia Nacional) has formally implicated former Civil Guard Director Leonardo Marcos in the ongoing investigation…
Anti-Corruption Prosecutors Say Zapatero’s Influence in Plus Ultra Bailout Is ‘Evident’
MADRID, Spain — Spanish anti-corruption prosecutors consider it evident that former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero leveraged his influence at high levels of government…
Zapatero Defense Crumbles as Key Witness Admits Influence Peddling in Plus Ultra Bailout
MADRID, Spain — The legal defense of former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has suffered a severe setback after Julio Martínez Martínez, a…
Madrid Court Upholds Jury Trial For Prime Minister’s Wife Begoña Gómez
MADRID, Spain — The Madrid Provincial Court has upheld the decision to send Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to a jury trial…
PSOE’s Cristina Narbona Acknowledges ‘Worrying Indications’ In Leire Díez Case
MADRID, Spain — Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) President Cristina Narbona has acknowledged the existence of “worrying indications” regarding the party’s alleged underground networks, though…