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Navarra Commission Includes Cerdán but Excludes Top Leaders from Witness List

The commission’s decision to spare senior officeholders has drawn criticism given their ties to companies under suspicion.

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La presidenta de Navarra, María Chivite, junto al que fuera su número dos, Ramón Alzórriz

Overview

  • The Parliament of Navarra’s investigative panel ratified its witness list on August 5 with a 41-person plan to probe the ‘caso Cerdán’.
  • Provisional detainee and former PSOE organization secretary Santos Cerdán will be required to testify alongside alleged associate Antxón Alonso Egurrola.
  • Current President María Chivite, former President Uxue Barkos and ex-minister José Luis Ábalos are exempt from appearing before the commission.
  • The commission will summon Migration Minister Elma Saiz, former adviser Koldo García and businessman Víctor de Aldama for testimony.
  • Document requests will be gathered from the National Court, Supreme Court and other bodies in September ahead of hearings scheduled to begin on October 14.