Overview

• On July 1, Supreme Court Judge Leopoldo Puente ordered Santos Cerdán into pre-trial detention without bail, citing risks of evidence destruction, witness coercion and flight.
• Cerdán is accused of orchestrating a €620,000 kickback scheme for public contracts and irregularities in the 2014 PSOE primaries, with Guardia Civil wiretaps cited as key evidence.
• Former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and adviser Koldo García are also implicated in the Caso Koldo investigation but remain free pending further proceedings.
• Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has demanded Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s resignation and immediate elections in response to the scandal.
• Sumar coalition coordinator Lara Hernández warned that support for Sánchez hinges on accountability, exposing the government’s fragile parliamentary majority.