The Popular Party (PP) is stepping up its political campaign targeting corruption cases associated with the PSOE and the current government, with the PP’s Senate spokesperson Alicia García revealing two crucial appearances before the Upper Chamber’s investigation committee: Attorney General Teresa Peramato is set to be questioned on June 19, and Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska is scheduled to testify on June 30.
These appearances are linked to the case involving Leire Díez, a former socialist activist widely referred to as “the Ferraz plumber,” and are described as such by the PP. The party asserts that Díez met with high‑level figures —including former Deputy Attorney General Diego Villafañe and the head of the Civil Guard, Mercedes González— in gatherings allegedly aimed at steering judicial probes to benefit the administration.
Moreover, the PP is directly pointing to what they consider a corruption scheme that includes alleged attempts to extort judges and prosecutors, linking these actions to high-ranking PSOE figures, including President Pedro Sánchez. Alicia García publicly accused: “Leire planned, García Ortiz executed, and Sánchez ordered,” referring to notes found in Díez’s agenda that include the initials “P.S.”
The Connection to Other Corruption Cases
The committee also intends to examine potential connections between the Leire case and earlier scandals such as the ‘Delcygate’ — a dispute involving Venezuela’s then‑Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, which, according to García, “marked the beginning of an entire web of corruption, influence trafficking, and power abuse” surrounding the PSOE.
Other upcoming appearances feature Manuel Aarón Fajardo, a central figure in a money laundering case linked to former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, along with Zapatero’s personal secretary, Gertrudis Alcázar.
With these accusations and the ongoing investigations, the Popular Party seems determined to maintain pressure on the government with the aim of undermining the PSOE amid an increasingly heated political confrontation.
Source: El Periódico – https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20260612/pp-llama-comision-senado-marlaska-131327773
