Judge Pedraz traces the scheme's origins to Begoña Gómez's indictment
Judge Santiago Pedraz dates the start of the PSOE criminal scheme in Spain to Begoña Gómez's indictment and Sánchez's letter. Charges include bribery and criminal organisation.
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Judge Pedraz traces the scheme's origins to Begoña Gómez's indictment
The court ruling by judge Santiago Pedraz, obtained exclusively by EL MUNDO, marks a turning point in the investigation into the PSOE incivil scheme. According to the ruling, the origin lies in the indictment of Begoña Gómez and Pedro Sánchez's five days of reflection, when a meeting was organised at Ferraz to coordinate action against the judicial proceedings affecting the party and the Government.
The judicial destabilisation plan
The ruling details that the PSOE's former Organisation Secretary, Santos Cerdán, coordinated a plan to "systematically and continuously destabilise any judicial proceeding or police action that could impact the interests of the PSOE or the Government". It included offering inducements to Guardia Civil officers and covered offences such as incivil organisation, bribery, disclosure of secrets and incitement to false testimony, among others.
A controversial timeline
While the judge points to Sánchez's period of reflection as the trigger, some analyses argue the scheme predates it, going back to 1999, when Chávez came to power in Venezuela, or even earlier. The debate reflects the difficulty of establishing a single origin in a tangle of court cases already affecting the president's circle.
The investigations continue, and the ruling adds pressure on a Government already facing multiple legal fronts. What no analysis explains is why, with this level of involvement, there are no immediate political consequences.
Related discussions in the forum
The court ruling by judge Santiago Pedraz, obtained exclusively by EL MUNDO, marks a turning point in the investigation into the PSOE incivil scheme. According to the ruling, the origin lies in the indictment of Begoña Gómez and Pedro Sánchez's five days of reflection, when a meeting was organised at Ferraz to coordinate action against the judicial proceedings affecting the party and the Government.
The judicial destabilisation plan
The ruling details that the PSOE's former Organisation Secretary, Santos Cerdán, coordinated a plan to "systematically and continuously destabilise any judicial proceeding or police action that could impact the interests of the PSOE or the Government". It included offering inducements to Guardia Civil officers and covered offences such as incivil organisation, bribery, disclosure of secrets and incitement to false testimony, among others.
A controversial timeline
While the judge points to Sánchez's period of reflection as the trigger, some analyses argue the scheme predates it, going back to 1999, when Chávez came to power in Venezuela, or even earlier. The debate reflects the difficulty of establishing a single origin in a tangle of court cases already affecting the president's circle.
The investigations continue, and the ruling adds pressure on a Government already facing multiple legal fronts. What no analysis explains is why, with this level of involvement, there are no immediate political consequences.
Related discussions in the forum
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