Overview

• Castilla y León’s high court (TSJCyL) opened a case against former San Ildefonso mayor José Luis Vázquez for alleged prevaricación and malversación tied to his municipal management.
• Vázquez resigned his seat as a PSOE procurador in the regional parliament within 24 hours of the court’s announcement, relinquishing his role as spokesperson for Environment and Housing.
• The TSJCyL accepted a reasoned referral from Segovia’s Investigating Court No. 5 and assumed jurisdiction because Vázquez holds parliamentary privilege as an aforado.
• Judicial filings cite scrutiny of discretionary staff appointments, service contracts awarded without public tenders, and payments for subsidies, invoices and fuel despite objections from the municipal comptroller.
• PSOE imposed a precautionary suspension of his membership and party duties while the PP escalated attacks on the socialists; the case is in an early investigative phase and also lists the current mayor and a municipal official.