- Jul 1
Spanish judge summons former top prosecutors as witnesses in Leire Díez sabotage investigation
Spain's National Court judge Santiago Pedraz has called two former senior prosecutors to testify on July 15 about their meetings with Leire Díez, a former Socialist activist accused of orchestrating a network to derail judicial cases affecting the government and the ruling PSOE party.
- Jun 20
Spanish attorney general rejects 'criminal plot' allegations in Senate hearing
Teresa Peramato appeared before the Senate Justice Committee on 19 June 2026 to defend her office against opposition claims that the prosecution had acted as part of a network aimed at undermining court cases linked to the government and the ruling Socialist Party.
- Jun 13
Leire Díez's seized notebooks expose a PSOE-linked network to manipulate judicial investigations across Spain's state institutions
Diaries confiscated from former PSOE militant Leire Díez map a coordinated effort to interfere in sensitive court cases, drawing in the attorney general's office, Guardia Civil leadership, and senior party figures.
- Jun 12
Spanish judge summons Cerdán’s lawyer in probe over PSOE ‘sewers’ operation
The investigating judge in the Leire Díez case has ordered Jacobo Teijelo, lawyer of former PSOE official Santos Cerdán, to appear as an investigated party on 25 June, after the state prosecutor’s office confirmed two meetings between Teijelo, Leire Díez and senior prosecutors.
- Jun 10
Spanish prosecutors demand transparency over secret meetings between ex-AG's deputy and PSOE-linked figures
Two major Spanish prosecutors' associations have demanded an internal investigation and warned the current Attorney General she must resign if the institution remains opaque about two undisclosed meetings between the former deputy attorney general and individuals linked to the ruling PSOE party.
