Overview

• Judge Leopoldo Puente ordered Cerdán imprisoned without bail on charges of bribery, criminal organization and influence peddling, citing risk of flight and destruction of evidence.
• UCO searches at Cerdán’s properties and PSOE headquarters yielded private contracts, cloned emails and audio recordings that form the basis of the pretrial detention decision.
• The court’s ruling estimates illicit commissions could exceed €5 million and indicates that additional individuals beyond Cerdán, Ábalos and García may have profited from the scheme.
• José Luis Ábalos and Koldo García have already been interrogated by the Supreme Court and remain free under travel bans and regular court appearances.
• Cerdán denies wrongdoing as political persecution, and his incarceration heightens scrutiny of PSOE financing practices while the UCO investigates further potential actors.