- Jul 2
Former Madrid PP leader Francisco Granados sentenced to two and a half years for rigging festival contracts in Púnica case
Spain’s National Court sentenced Francisco Granados, former secretary general of the PP in Madrid and deputy to regional president Esperanza Aguirre, to two and a half years in prison for fraud and prevarication linked to rigged festival contracts awarded to Waiter Music between 2004 and 2015.
- Jul 1
Ayuso backs Móstoles mayor after judge rejects effort to shelve sexual harassment case
Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso said she will not apply “author’s justice” to the mayor of Móstoles, Manuel Bautista, after a judge ruled that sexual and workplace harassment allegations merit a full criminal investigation.
- Jun 29
Former PP councillor in Móstoles tells judge mayor made three sexual advances, then harassed her at work after rejection
Ana Isabel Mate detailed three propositions from Manuel Bautista to a Madrid court on Monday, saying her refusal triggered workplace harassment and that the PP failed to protect her despite repeated internal warnings.
- May 27
Spanish Court Orders Document Seizure at PSOE Headquarters, Implicates Former Party Boss in Alleged Judicial Sabotage Ring
Agents from Spain's Guardia Civil entered the ruling Socialist Party's Madrid headquarters on Wednesday to seize documents, while a National Court judge implicated former organizational secretary Santos Cerdán in an alleged criminal scheme to destabilize court cases affecting the party and government.
