Spanish judge charges 18 former PSOE officials over Santana Motor aid
Judge Vilaplana names 18 former officials of Spain's PSOE-led Andalusian government as suspects in the Linares Futuro plan, which channelled over 600 million euros in aid to Santana Motor.
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Seville judge José Ignacio Vilaplana has named 18 former officials of the PSOE-led Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian regional government) as suspects in the misuse of public funds from the Plan Linares Futuro, through which more than 600 million euros were injected into Santana Motor before its closure in 2011.
Seville judge **José Ignacio Vilaplana** has taken a major step forward in the investigation into the public money poured into Santana Motor. In a ruling made public this Tuesday, he names **18 former officials** of the Andalusian regional government from the socialist era as suspects and is requesting documents to reconstruct how the funds were transferred.
## The plan to relocate 750 workers
The Andalusian government launched the Plan Linares Futuro in an attempt to relocate the **750 workers** who lost their jobs when Santana Motor closed in **2011**. According to the ruling, the injection of public funds was made with no oversight whatsoever. In total, the socialist administration spent more than **600 million euros** trying to rescue a company that ultimately shut down.
## The ERE model, via the IDEA agency
Santana used the model the regional government had established years earlier in the ERE scandal: funding transfers channelled through the **Agencia IDEA**, known as the paying office for the irregular ERE schemes. The judge wants to determine how those public funds were transferred and who was accountable for each item.
The case remains at the investigation stage and the suspects have not been convicted. Any assessment of their responsibility must await the outcome of the judicial proceedings.
Seville judge **José Ignacio Vilaplana** has taken a major step forward in the investigation into the public money poured into Santana Motor. In a ruling made public this Tuesday, he names **18 former officials** of the Andalusian regional government from the socialist era as suspects and is requesting documents to reconstruct how the funds were transferred.
## The plan to relocate 750 workers
The Andalusian government launched the Plan Linares Futuro in an attempt to relocate the **750 workers** who lost their jobs when Santana Motor closed in **2011**. According to the ruling, the injection of public funds was made with no oversight whatsoever. In total, the socialist administration spent more than **600 million euros** trying to rescue a company that ultimately shut down.
## The ERE model, via the IDEA agency
Santana used the model the regional government had established years earlier in the ERE scandal: funding transfers channelled through the **Agencia IDEA**, known as the paying office for the irregular ERE schemes. The judge wants to determine how those public funds were transferred and who was accountable for each item.
The case remains at the investigation stage and the suspects have not been convicted. Any assessment of their responsibility must await the outcome of the judicial proceedings.
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