Spanish PM’s former right-hand man detained in corruption investigation

Santos Cerdán’s alleged criminal activities put Pedro Sánchez’s government under pressure to call fresh electionsA former senior official in Spain’s ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) has been remanded in custody by a supreme court judge investigating corruption allegations that have put the country’s centre-left government under unprecedented pressure.Santos Cerdán, who served as the PSOE’s organisational secretary and was the right-hand man of the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, quit earlier this month after a judge found “firm evidence” of his possible involvement in taking kickbacks on public construction contracts. Continue reading...

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