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Corruption allegations and smear claims intensify around spain’s prime minister
Leire díez, once affiliated with the socialist party of spanish prime minister pedro sánchez, has rejected accusations that she led a smear campaign against a police unit investigating corruption tied to sánchez’s close circle.
Audio recordings leaked recently capture conversations involving díez, a senior police officer, and a businessman connected to corruption inquiries. The tapes suggest díez hinted at negotiating leniency for the businessman and officer in return for damaging information on senior members of the guardia civil’s anti-corruption unit (uco).
The uco is probing allegations involving sánchez’s wife, begoña gómez, his brother david sánchez, and a former aide josé luis ábalos. The leaked audio raised suspicions that díez aimed to disrupt or influence the investigation.
During a press conference, díez insisted her actions were part of research for a book, denying any connection to sánchez or his party’s interests. She emphasized her background in investigative work and condemned the leaks as deliberate fabrications.
The situation escalated when víctor de aldama, a businessman linked to one of the corruption cases, confronted díez, accusing her of deception.
The right-wing people’s party (pp) has called for a protest in madrid this weekend, accusing the government of “mafia practices.” The left-wing podemos and catalonia’s pro-independence esquerra republicana (erc) also demanded that sánchez address the allegations in parliament.
Sánchez dismissed the investigations as politically motivated smear tactics from opposition forces aiming to undermine his administration.