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Supreme Court Judge Interrogates Construction Executives in 'Caso Cerdán'

He imposed biweekly appearance orders after finding evident indicators of bribery and criminal organization linked to public works contracts.

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Overview

  • Judge Leopoldo Puente questioned the head of Levantina, José Ruz of Ingeniería y Construcción (LIC) and Antonio and Daniel Fernández of Obras Públicas y Regadíos (OPR) on July 4.
  • The entrepreneurs were released under precautionary measures requiring them to appear before the court every 15 days.
  • The Supreme Court cited “evident” signs of cohecho (bribery) and membership in a criminal organization in their dealings.
  • Antonio and Daniel Fernández denied all allegations of illicit payments to secure contracts during José Luis Ábalos’s 2018–2021 tenure.
  • These interrogations mark the latest phase of a probe that has included pretrial detentions, asset seizures and raids into alleged rigged tender schemes involving senior PSOE figures.