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PSOE Moves to Close Salazar Case With Tough Report as Moncloa Fires Aide Named in Complaints

The push follows criticism over months without contact for victims, with a secrecy-based protocol limiting what leaders knew.

Overview

  • The Council of Ministers is set to formalize today the dismissal of Antonio Hernández, identified by at least one complainant as an enabler of Francisco Salazar.
  • PSOE plans to finalize a forceful report as soon as today that accepts errors, backs the victims, and offers legal and psychological support, including potential funding for lawyers.
  • Party sources say the anti-harassment committee operated under strict confidentiality that kept leadership uninformed about key details, contributing to delayed action.
  • Sánchez rejects any suggestion of connivance and moved quickly after new reporting, while government spokesperson Pilar Alegría apologized to the victims for the party’s slow response.
  • Questions grow over redeployments of Salazar associates, including Macarena Álvarez’s recent hire at Telefónica and Jesús Herrero Poza’s post at red.es, as opposition parties press the issue ahead of regional contests.