Spanish Police Unit Finds PSOE Paid €18,000 for Villarejo Tapes on Sánchez's Father-in-Law's Saunas Using 2024 European Campaign Funds
Spanish police unit confirms PSOE used 2024 European campaign funds to pay €18,000 for Villarejo tapes concerning Sánchez's father-in-law's saunas.
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The Central Operative Unit (UCO) has determined that the PSOE allocated **€18,000** from its campaign for the **2024** European elections to acquire audio recordings related to the saunas owned by the Prime Minister's father-in-law.
## Campaign Funding and Damaging Recordings
The Guardia Civil's Central Operative Unit (UCO) has concluded that the **PSOE** used funds from the **2024 European Parliament election** campaign to pay **€18,000** for compromising audio recordings. These recordings, linked to the saunas of **Pedro Sánchez's** father-in-law, were allegedly acquired by the media agency **IKI Group**, contracted by the party. The Director of Accounts for this agency, **Mónica Hurtado de Mendoza**, stated to investigators on **July 8** that her company received assignments from the PSOE for advertising the European elections, as well as for the party's 41st Federal Congress held in **Seville** in December **2023**.
## The Destination of Electoral Funds
The payment for the audio recordings was reportedly made with money earmarked for the **2024** European campaign. According to the minutes of **Mónica Hurtado de Mendoza's** appearance, the **IKI Group** agency was hired for the advertising of these same elections, which were directly managed by **PSOE of Madrid**. This use of electoral funds to acquire sensitive material, such as the tapes from the **Villarejo** case, highlights scrutiny on the management and origin of money used in political campaigns.
## Campaign Funding and Damaging Recordings
The Guardia Civil's Central Operative Unit (UCO) has concluded that the **PSOE** used funds from the **2024 European Parliament election** campaign to pay **€18,000** for compromising audio recordings. These recordings, linked to the saunas of **Pedro Sánchez's** father-in-law, were allegedly acquired by the media agency **IKI Group**, contracted by the party. The Director of Accounts for this agency, **Mónica Hurtado de Mendoza**, stated to investigators on **July 8** that her company received assignments from the PSOE for advertising the European elections, as well as for the party's 41st Federal Congress held in **Seville** in December **2023**.
## The Destination of Electoral Funds
The payment for the audio recordings was reportedly made with money earmarked for the **2024** European campaign. According to the minutes of **Mónica Hurtado de Mendoza's** appearance, the **IKI Group** agency was hired for the advertising of these same elections, which were directly managed by **PSOE of Madrid**. This use of electoral funds to acquire sensitive material, such as the tapes from the **Villarejo** case, highlights scrutiny on the management and origin of money used in political campaigns.
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