The Spanish right-wing opposition on Sunday demanded the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and announced a complaint against his party for suspicion of corruption, after the dissemination of new information concerning the man who was the head of government’s confidant .
“We ask Pedro Sanchez to resign, he cannot stay another minute at the head of the government of Spainsaid the general secretary of the Popular Party (PP, conservative), Cuca Gamarra, at a press conference. Details that are being revealed” draw “systematic corruption at the head of which is Pedro Sanchez. Tomorrow (Monday), the People’s Party will file a complaint (…) against the Socialist Party for suspicion of illegal financing, corruption and influence peddling, so that a full investigation into this scandal can be carried out. unprecedented.”
Corruption scandal concerning the purchase of protective masks
These statements follow the publication by the Spanish press, during the week, of a report from the Civil Guard which places the former confidant and ex-minister of Pedro Sanchez Sanchez, José Luis Abalos, at the center of a corruption scandal regarding the purchase of protective masks during the pandemic.
The one who was Minister of Transport between 2018 and 2021 and was part of the years close to Pedro Sanchez Sanchez was expelled from the Socialist Party in February, when the scandal broke out. At that time, a relative of José Luis Abalos was arrested and accused of having received kickbacks in contracts for masks. José Luis Abalos, who still sits as a deputy but as an independent, has not yet been charged.
“The PP is once again overreacting”responded Sunday Esther Peña, socialist spokesperson, who recalled that “the Socialist Party has acted by suspending Mr. José Luis Ábalos”. “When the PP acts with such force, it will be able to teach lessons”she added, referring to past corruption cases involving the conservatives.
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