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Sánchez Faces Senate Grilling on ‘Caso Koldo’ as Court Probes PSOE Cash Withdrawals

The hearing follows a Supreme Court step to review alleged off‑books party finances prompted by PSOE disclosures of about €1 million in cash payouts.

Overview

  • The prime minister appears Thursday before a Senate inquiry requested by the PP, with questioning expected to extend beyond the Koldo case as some groups such as PNV and BNG opt out.
  • Party documents filed to the Supreme Court detail roughly €1 million withdrawn in cash from 2017 to 2024 to settle executive expenses, with specified sums linked to the Organization Secretariat, Santos Cerdán, José Luis Ábalos and Koldo García.
  • Ferraz and Moncloa reject the existence of a parallel cash ledger, stating all expenditures were accounted for and pledging to provide full documentation.
  • The PP majority plans to ask about Begoña Gómez and the Air Europa rescue, the 2020 visit of Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez, and links involving Sánchez’s brother and former advisers.
  • Attendance is compulsory and testimony must be truthful under Spanish law, and any indications of criminality could be referred to prosecutors even as the criminal process proceeds separately.