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Cerdán Accuses the Judge of Leading a "General Case" Against Him and Asks for His Release

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The former secretary of organization of the PSOE Santos Cerdán has appealed to the Supreme Court his admission to the prison of Soto del Real, to which he arrived this Monday after testifying before the investigating judge Leopoldo Puente. In a lengthy and forceful order in his criticisms of the magistrate, Cerdán's lawyer accuses the judge of leading a "prospective investigation." "There is no doubt that we are facing a general case against Mr.…

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The former secretary of organization of the PSOE Santos Cerdán has appealed to the Supreme Court his admission to the prison of Soto del Real, to which he arrived this Monday after testifying before the investigating judge Leopoldo Puente. In a lengthy and forceful order in his criticisms of the magistrate, Cerdán's lawyer accuses the judge of leading a "prospective investigation." "There is no doubt that we are facing a general case against Mr.…

·Madrid, Spain
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The defense of Santos Cerdán, exercised by the former deputy of the CUP, Benet Salellas, has appealed this Thursday the unconditional prison order issued against former number 3 of the...

·Madrid, Spain
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The lawyer of Santos Cerdán, Benet Salellas, has presented this Thursday a letter to the Supreme Court to request the “immediate release” of his client. The lawyer moves in this way to appeal the decision of Judge Leopoldo Puente, who last Monday ordered the admission to provisional detention of the former secretary of PSOE Organization for crimes of bribery, criminal organization and trafficking in influence. The investigating judge considered …

·Spain
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The body of crime. That is the next substantial step in the Supreme Court’s investigation into the plot formed around Santos Cerdán and José Luis Ábalos. Until today we could be faced with the fantasies of three phantoms of politics. But somewhere in the world there has to be collection. In total, the UCO tracks 479 accounts of 35 banks in 12 different countries. There will be nothing substantial before September although in the next few days th…

His lawyer, Benet Salellas, has appealed the Supreme Court's order to commit him to prison, claiming that there is no evidence of a crime and that "a general case" has been created against his client.

Three nights in prison have been enough for Santos Cerdán to start showing signs of weakness. This Thursday, he asked the judge to release him, something that is not going to happen under any circumstances for the moment, but it does give us an idea that the former all-powerful Secretary of Organization of the PSOE cannot bear to be behind bars. It's logical, of course; no one wants to be deprived of their liberty with their family suffering on …

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El Pais broke the news in Spain on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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