Source claims PSOE faction offered to drop cases if judge Biedma was eliminated

Source links PSOE 'sewers' to offer of eliminating Judge Biedma

Spring 2025. A source present at negotiations between the PSOE’s so-called “cloacas” (dirty tricks unit) and a incivil organization in Badajoz documented an offer: “Eliminate Biedma, and the Prosecutor’s Office will close your cases.” The intermediary with the drug traffickers was former judge Luis José Sáenz de Tejada, disbarred due to a domestic violence conviction and allegedly recruited by Santos Cerdán and Leire Díez to form a commando in Badajoz aimed at removing the magistrate from the investigation into Pedro Sánchez’s brother. According to this source, the goal was to sideline her “civilly or incivil.”

Who is Leire Díez and why she appears in the case

Leire Díez claims that Cerdán and she regularly reported their activities for the PSOE to Antonio Hernando. Her agenda contained a note dated March 25, 2025, just days after Sáenz de Tejada’s attempt to recuse Biedma from the Sanchez brother case was rejected. The text, brief and hard to digest: “Badajoz Judge. La Celsa. Heroine or gypsy.” Last Wednesday, the judge filed a motion with the National Court requesting to be accepted as a private prosecutor, revealing contacts between the group led by Cerdán and Díez and a drug trafficking gang based in Badajoz.

The clan rejected the offer out of distrust

The Los Rochos clan rejected the proposal due to distrust of Sáenz de Tejada’s offer, according to this newspaper’s sources. The paradox is striking: a drug gang considered one of Extremadura’s most dangerous views with suspicion anyone promising to archive pending cases in exchange for such a grave favor. The “cloacas” claimed influence over Álvaro García Ortiz, then Attorney General, to secure the archiving of cases against Los Rochos. The clan leader told the UCO that Leire’s associate said: “The judge is a pain in the ass; she must be eliminated.”

UCO points to surveillance operations

A UCO report indicates that the network directed by Socialist politician Leire Díez conducted surveillance on the judge investigating Pedro Sánchez’s brother. The report also notes the network contacted drug traffickers to “eliminate” her. An envoy of Leire Díez reportedly showed the trafficker known as ‘El Etniano’ the judge’s routine so he could give her “a scare,” according to published information. Biedma herself confirmed before the National Court that she felt “harassed” and “pursued” by the network, though she did not alter her instruction regarding David Sánchez. In her filing, the magistrate emphasized that her “own physical integrity” could have been put “in danger.”

What the Prosecutor’s Office says and current status of the case

The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office sees “indications” against the PSOE in the Leire case but considers formal charges “premature.” This means there is substance, but the formal step has not yet been taken. Biedma has already requested to join the proceedings as a private prosecutor against the PSOE’s “cloacas.” The matter remains open without a judicial ruling on the merits.

Reactions: from mafia comparisons to inter-clan warfare

Some argue this is the most significant of all ongoing judicial processes, drawing parallels with the early stages of Italy’s Cosa Nostra investigations. Opposing arguments stress that, for now, everything consists of indications and no convictions. Another analytical stream summarizes it with irony: “War between gangs: the Rocho clan and the PSOE clan exchange blows.” A third, harsher line argues the PSOE is an amoral party willing to do anything to win elections. The most optimistic calculation for those under investigation assumes the case will dilute; the pessimistic scenario starts from the premise that the UCO already has the paperwork.

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With these elements, the question is no longer whether contacts occurred—the UCO places them—but how far up the chain of command they reached. The Prosecutor’s Office sees indications but does not indict. The clan rejected the deal. And the judge continues her investigation.