Aldama, decorated by Spain's Guardia Civil in 2022, now rocks the PSOE
The Guardia Civil awarded Aldama a medal in 2022. Now his confessions about Spain's PSOE have triggered a political earthquake. We take a closer look at the case.
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Aldama, decorated by Spain's Guardia Civil in 2022, now rocks the PSOE
The scheme that Víctor de Aldama has exposed reaches not only the top ranks of Spain's PSOE, but also calls into question the judgement of the Guardia Civil (Spain's paramilitary police force), which awarded him a Medal of Merit in 2022 for his "profound values". Colonel Francisco José Vázquez, when presenting the award, said that Aldama "feels almost like a Guardia Civil officer". Today, those words ring with irony: the businessman has appeared in court to detail an alleged scheme of irregular party funding that implicates the entire party.
The medal that now weighs like a burden
In 2022, the Guardia Civil awarded Víctor de Aldama the Medal of the Order of Merit. Colonel Vázquez stressed that it was not a reward, but recognition of his "tribute to Spain". Now, that same institution is watching one of its honourees become the centre of a scandal. Pedro Sánchez's government has dismissed the confessions as "made up", and minister Óscar López compared him to El Pequeño Nicolás ("Little Nicholas", a notorious Spanish fraudster): "He thinks he's James Bond but he looks more like Little Nicholas".
The revelations that point to the heart of the PSOE
Aldama has not stopped at generalities. He has named names and dates that, according to some sources, implicate senior Socialist officials. The phrase "SE HA FOIAO TODA TODITA LA PSOE" ("the whole entire PSOE has been screwed") captures the tone of those who believe the infiltration was total. Manuel Bonilla Sauras, another whistleblower on the party's "hidden scheme", has also been brought up. Meanwhile, the government insists that everything is false and that Aldama is seeking notoriety.
Aldama's accusations have struck a chord with those who see a pattern: the Guardia Civil decorated a businessman who then turned out to be an alleged infiltrator. The case is still ongoing, but the revelations have already left a sustancia ilegal in the official narrative. The question is whether the police force knew who it was honouring, or whether, as many suspect, the hole goes much deeper.
The scheme that Víctor de Aldama has exposed reaches not only the top ranks of Spain's PSOE, but also calls into question the judgement of the Guardia Civil (Spain's paramilitary police force), which awarded him a Medal of Merit in 2022 for his "profound values". Colonel Francisco José Vázquez, when presenting the award, said that Aldama "feels almost like a Guardia Civil officer". Today, those words ring with irony: the businessman has appeared in court to detail an alleged scheme of irregular party funding that implicates the entire party.
The medal that now weighs like a burden
In 2022, the Guardia Civil awarded Víctor de Aldama the Medal of the Order of Merit. Colonel Vázquez stressed that it was not a reward, but recognition of his "tribute to Spain". Now, that same institution is watching one of its honourees become the centre of a scandal. Pedro Sánchez's government has dismissed the confessions as "made up", and minister Óscar López compared him to El Pequeño Nicolás ("Little Nicholas", a notorious Spanish fraudster): "He thinks he's James Bond but he looks more like Little Nicholas".
The revelations that point to the heart of the PSOE
Aldama has not stopped at generalities. He has named names and dates that, according to some sources, implicate senior Socialist officials. The phrase "SE HA FOIAO TODA TODITA LA PSOE" ("the whole entire PSOE has been screwed") captures the tone of those who believe the infiltration was total. Manuel Bonilla Sauras, another whistleblower on the party's "hidden scheme", has also been brought up. Meanwhile, the government insists that everything is false and that Aldama is seeking notoriety.
Aldama's accusations have struck a chord with those who see a pattern: the Guardia Civil decorated a businessman who then turned out to be an alleged infiltrator. The case is still ongoing, but the revelations have already left a sustancia ilegal in the official narrative. The question is whether the police force knew who it was honouring, or whether, as many suspect, the hole goes much deeper.
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