Judge Pedraz charges Sanchez's former chief of staff and former post office president in the Leire case
The judge wishes to clarify Serrano's involvement in alleged obstruction of judicial investigations, including a meeting on 26 April 2024 and discussions with Leire Díez.
Juan Manuel Serrano, former chief of staff of Pedro Sánchez and former president of the public postal company.
Judge Santiago Pedraz has indicted Juan Manuel Serrano in theLeire case. The Civil Guard considers that he was involved in alleged obstruction of judicial proceedings involving the PSOEand the Spanish Government. Serrano is the former chief of staff of Pedro Sánchezand former president of the public postal company.
In an order issued this Friday, Pedraz authorizes investigators from the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard to examine the contents ofthe former post chairman's cell phone, as requested by investigators.
The Magistrate of the National High Court has taken this step after a report by the UCO highlighted Serrano's "leading role", " in relation to both the pursuit of profits in the business sphere of the SEPI and the defence of the interests of certain members of the PSOE and the Spanish Government, allegedly obstructed by judicial litigation ".
Pedraz explains in the car that until now Serrano had "diffuse responsibility"for the facts investigated and that, following the Civil Guard's report, there are indications of illegal practices in public procurement and manoeuvres in court cases.
In this context, thejudge investigates the possible involvement of former Postal Chairman Juan Manuel Serrano in alleged irregularities related to public procurement and procurement .
According to the order, the proceedings investigated in the Post Office are similar tothose detected in other public companies involved in the SEPI, such as Mercasa and Enusa. According to the study, the origin of these activities lies in the hiring of Leire Díez as Managing Director of Filatelia.
Subsequently, Díez reportedly promoted two recruitment processes, according to the judge, outside the public procurement regulations, which benefited him or former SEPI President Vicente Fernández . The magistrate considers that there are indications that Serrano was aware of these proceedings and wishes to clarify whether he only accepted or ordered them.
The study also examines the contracts awarded to SDEP & Carrillo , which, according to UCO, allegedly benefited from proceedings related to Enusa and Vicente Fernándezbetween 2022 and 2024.\u00For awarding all contracts awarded to A0SDEP, the former president of SEPI receivedabout 214,000 euros .
In this regard, the judge wishes to clarify the involvement of Serrano in alleged obstruction of judicial investigations, including a meeting on 26 April 2024 and discussions with Leire Díez.
For these reasons, the judge of the National High Court has extended the investigation to Serrano and highlighted his association with the PSOE, with which he served as Chief of Staff of the Federal Executive Committee between 2014 and 2018.
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