Leire Díez threatens to reveal more than the agendas
The PSOE fixer, charged in the Koldo case, threatens to disclose key information. Bluff or a real danger for Ferraz?
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Leire Díez issues an ultimatum to the PSOE: "I know a lot more"
What does Leire Díez really know that she hasn't told? The PSOE fixer, charged in the Koldo case, has dropped a warning that has echoed through the offices at Ferraz. In an interview, she claimed she knows "much more than what appears in the agendas" and that "I have always been worth more for what I keep quiet than for what I say." This is no offhand remark: the woman under investigation for alleged schemes against prosecutors, judges and Civil Guard officers, as well as alleged kickbacks in public contracts, knows she is holding a loaded weapon.
According to published reports, the former Socialist adviser travelled to meetings with the corruption network with her expenses paid by Ferraz. The Senate investigation committee — where she testified this Monday — heard her argue that the initials "P.S." in the agendas "have nothing to do" with Sánchez. An explanation that, given her profile, many interpret as a diversion tactic.
The threat of "pulling the thread" is nothing new in Spanish politics. From Blesa to Rita Barberá, not to mention the Ábalos and Koldo cases, warnings from those who stay silent usually end in silence. But Díez insists this time will be different. With credentials like hers, her silence may be worth more than her word.
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What does Leire Díez really know that she hasn't told? The PSOE fixer, charged in the Koldo case, has dropped a warning that has echoed through the offices at Ferraz. In an interview, she claimed she knows "much more than what appears in the agendas" and that "I have always been worth more for what I keep quiet than for what I say." This is no offhand remark: the woman under investigation for alleged schemes against prosecutors, judges and Civil Guard officers, as well as alleged kickbacks in public contracts, knows she is holding a loaded weapon.
According to published reports, the former Socialist adviser travelled to meetings with the corruption network with her expenses paid by Ferraz. The Senate investigation committee — where she testified this Monday — heard her argue that the initials "P.S." in the agendas "have nothing to do" with Sánchez. An explanation that, given her profile, many interpret as a diversion tactic.
The threat of "pulling the thread" is nothing new in Spanish politics. From Blesa to Rita Barberá, not to mention the Ábalos and Koldo cases, warnings from those who stay silent usually end in silence. But Díez insists this time will be different. With credentials like hers, her silence may be worth more than her word.
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