New arrests deepen Spain’s public-procurement corruption probe
New arrests deepen Spain’s public-procurement corruption probe
New arrests deepen Spain’s public-procurement corruption probe | Euractiv
The arrests are tied to suspected contracts manipulation within the broader kickback-for-contracts scheme engulfing Prime minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party
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The Civil Guard’s elite Central Operative Unit (UCO) on Wednesday evening detained businessman Anxton Alonso, following the arrest of former socialist official Leire Díez and ex-SEPI president Vicente Fernández.
SEPI [a state-owned industrial holding], Spain’s state industrial holding founded in 1995, manages public assets “in the public interest.” It controls 14 companies, ranging from shipbuilding firm Navantia to postal company Correos, and holds minority or indirect stakes in more than 100 others.
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The widening construction probe continues to ripple through the Socialist ranks and Spain’s public sector. Those drawn into its orbit include PM Pedro Sánchez ally Santos Cerdán, former minister Ábalos and his aide Koldo García, former ADIF president Isabel Pardo de Vera, ex-director general for State Highways Javier Herrero, and two senior executives from Acciona, Spain’s second-largest construction group.
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