Overview
- Audiencia Nacional judge Ismael Moreno created a new investigative piece on Thursday focused on cash disbursements to José Luis Ábalos and his former adviser Koldo García at PSOE headquarters.
- The move follows an order from Supreme Court magistrate Leopoldo Puente, who found party explanations insufficient and indicated the Supreme Court is not competent absent any aforado responsibility.
- Materials sent from the Supreme Court and now incorporated include statements from ex-PSOE director-manager Mariano Moreno, staffer Celia Rodríguez, and businesswoman Carmen Pano.
- Pano told the court she delivered up to €90,000 in cash at the party’s Ferraz offices on instructions from commission agent Víctor de Aldama, an allegation now under examination.
- A UCO report from October 8 highlights undocumented cash payments and envelopes of money linked to Koldo García, and intercepted messages indicate some sums intended for Ábalos were collected by García’s relatives; the court has notified prosecutors and the parties.