UCO cites PSOE as the "origin" of all payments for Leire Díez's network
In the report, agents of the Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard detail some of the alleged payments and give several examples.
According to the Central Operational Unit(UCO) of the Civil Guard, the money used to cover the expenses of the group allegedly led by former socialist leader Santos Cerdán and former militant Leire Díez, as well as their logistical or staffing needs , "came from the same source: the PSOE."
This is the conclusion reached by the officers in a statement in which they stress that Santos Cerdán, then Secretary of the Socialist Organization, authorized or ordered "all payments that may have been obtained in connection with the matter under investigation".
In the section entitled "Financing and logistical management of alleged criminal activity", the UCO cites the PSOE as the "source" of payments, for example " those intended to pay for Leire's activity ", which amount to" at least " €43,225, although other travel or rental costs for vehicles "could not be calculated".
In "many" cases, investigators believe that the companies involved and false billing were used to conceal the actual origin of the payments, with two examples: the 16,000 euros received by Díez through the consultancy Zaño of former socialist leader Gaspar Zarrías, and another 27,225 euros from the firm Oliver Gruppe of lawyer Ismael Oliver.
Both are under investigation in the case conducted by the judge of the Santiago Pedraz National High Court on an alleged plot aimed at destabilizing judicial cases affecting the Government and the PSOE. The judge considers that Zarrías and Oliver acted as "substitutes" for channelling payments to Díez through their societies.
UCO has also received several interviews in which Oliver asks Díez how to invoice and what "concept"he should put in "one invoice or another." Díez replies: "In the mother house, for example, legal and commercial advice. And in the other, I think he should also put advisory work."
According to the UCO, the payment made by the PSOE to Oliver's study would be conditional on the party "signing a notice of commission" sent to counsel by the party, which Díez allegedly sent to the lawyer after receiving it from the "boss" in referenceto Santos Cerdán.
The note established as "contractual object", as "consultative", "advice and analysis, background analysis and working meetings, in which opinions and legal consequences on commercial documents are given orally, and an assessment of facts for possible disputes to be assessed by the client".
The document was signed by the socialist manager, Ana María Fuentes, who has also been charged by Judge Pedraz.
Finally, the UCO has stressed that it does not know whether this lawyer "collected other additional payments from the PSOE", although it has stated that "they cannot be excluded", since he took over the defence of his former adviser Koldo García "on behalf" of Santos Cerdán and Díez, and the party told him that "he would pay".
You might like
Josu Zabala Erasun was remembered in Hondarribia on the 50th anniversary of his death
Josu Zabala Erasun was shot dead by the Civil Guard in 1976 during a demonstration against the kidnapping of ETA member Eduardo Moreno Bergaretxe, 'Pertur'.
A painting against an ertzaina appears near his home in Vitoria-Gasteiz
The Department of Safety and Security has condemned "the threats and threats to the police, which recall past times and attack not only the said officer and the Ertzaintza, but also the foundations of democracy and coexistence".
Agirre has called for a "public repair" of Irura's Bat Palace on the grounds that "progress" is not enough
According to the mayor, for months the debate has gone beyond the legal issue, with very serious accusations being made against the people affected and against the PNV, so he has clearly said that it is not enough to leave what happened behind.
The President has assured us that there is no organized crime in the Basque Country today
Interviewed in the Faktoria programme of Euskadi Irratia, the President of the Basque Government, Imanol Pradales, has pointed out that the murders of recent years are mainly related to the deterioration of personal relations caused by drugs, addictions or gender-based violence, and has stressed that there is currently no organized crime in the Basque Country.
Ernai launches the Francoist cross of Mount Isuskitza
Ernai has shot down and videotaped the 1940 cross on Mount Isuskitza (Álava) in memory of the Franco requetés. The youth organization has claimed that fascism has no place in our country and has called for participation in the demonstration that will take place on 13 September in San Sebastian.
Nora Abete (PSE-EE) presents her candidacy for mayor of Bilbao
The current deputy mayor of the Bilbao City Council and spokesperson for the PSE-EE has explained that his candidacy stems from "proximity, listening and decision-making."
Gipuzkoa's Provincial Council will begin negotiating fiscal budgetary measures next week
Gipuzkoa MP Eider Mendoza has advanced her intention to start a round of talks with opposition groups to begin negotiations on the territory's budgets and some fiscal measures.
The President shall propose economic, self-government and housing agreements in his round of meetings with the parties and social partners
The meetings will take place from 8 to 15 September with the aim of strengthening dialogue and fostering partnerships in a context marked by international uncertainty and the electoral cycle of 2027.
Iker Casanova will again be EH Bildu's candidate for Bizkaia's MP
EH Bildu's Bizkaia Political Bureau believes that baracaldés is the right person to represent the project of left-wing sovereignty.
Zupiria believes that there is no political tint in the recent incidents between young people and the Ertzaintza
The Security Adviser of the Basque Government, Bingen Zupiria, has linked the incidents to young men, the consumption of alcohol and other substances and the "disinhibition" of night leisure. Asked about Ceuta, he regretted that Morocco was not asked to "assume its responsibility".