Overview
- The Anticorruption Prosecutor told the court there is no obstacle for the PSOE to remain as a popular accuser because the party itself is not under investigation.
- Following Supreme Court hearings that raised doubts about Ferraz cash practices, Judge Ismael Moreno opened a separate piece to examine the source of the funds and the sufficiency of internal controls, pending a prosecutor’s report.
- Videoed testimonies show Magistrate Leopoldo Puente questioning the rationale for using cash during the pandemic and describing the verification system as insufficient.
- Former party manager Mariano Moreno denied irregularities, said a security firm moved bank withdrawals to headquarters, cited a €1,000 cash limit, and insisted €500 notes were never requested while UCO reports flagged coded references to large bills.
- Administrative worker Celia Rodríguez described leaving envelopes for Koldo García or designees and struggled to recall dates, while a claimed €90,000 delivery by businesswoman Carmen Pano remains unproven and contested as the PSOE files to resist expulsion and defends audited accounts.