Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday distanced himself from an alleged plot to sabotage investigations into his entourage and Socialist party that has intensified pressure on a government already beset by legal woes.
The suspicions surrounding former Socialist activist Leire Díez have taken on a new dimension after police entered the Socialists’ Madrid headquarters on May 27th in search of documents for their investigation.
Days later, the publication of findings from a police report and an order by the investigating judge whipped up a frenzy of media coverage about the alleged skulduggery of Díez and disgraced ex-Socialist heavyweight Santos Cerdán.
The documents, consulted by AFP, allege a structured organisation was set up around Díez and Cerdán with the aim of influencing and destabilising sensitive legal investigations targeting Sanchez, his entourage and his party.
Sánchez denied having any links to the alleged scheme as he attended an EU summit with Balkan leaders in Montenegro on Friday.
“I never endorsed, nor did I ever have any information, nor did I ever have knowledge about something that I would have never tolerated,” he told reporters in the port town of Tivat.
