The Popular Party (PP) is stepping up its political campaign targeting corruption cases associated with the PSOE and the current government, with the PP’s Senate spokesperson Alicia García revealing two crucial appearances before the Upper Chamber’s investigation committee: Attorney General Teresa Peramato is set to be questioned on June 19, and Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska is scheduled to testify on June 30.
These appearances are linked to the case involving Leire Díez, a former socialist activist widely referred to as “the Ferraz plumber,” and are described as such by the PP. The party asserts that Díez met with high‑level figures —including former Deputy Attorney General Diego Villafañe and the head of the Civil Guard, Mercedes González— in gatherings allegedly aimed at steering judicial probes to benefit the administration.
Moreover, the PP points directly to what they describe as a corruption scheme involving purported efforts to pressure judges and prosecutors, tying these actions to senior PSOE leaders, including President Pedro Sánchez. Alicia García publicly claimed that “Leire devised it, García Ortiz carried it out, and Sánchez gave the order,” alluding to notes discovered in Díez’s agenda that feature the initials “P.S.”
Links to Additional Corruption Incidents
The committee also plans to investigate links between the Leire case and previous scandals such as the ‘Delcygate’ —a controversy involving Venezuela’s then-Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, which, according to García, “was the origin of an entire network of corruption, influence trafficking, and abuse of power” surrounding the PSOE.
Other upcoming appearances feature Manuel Aarón Fajardo, a central figure in a money laundering case linked to former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, along with Zapatero’s personal secretary, Gertrudis Alcázar.
Amid these allegations and the ongoing inquiries, the Popular Party appears intent on sustaining pressure on the government in an effort to undermine the PSOE as the political showdown grows increasingly intense.
Source: El Periódico – https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20260612/pp-llama-comision-senado-marlaska-131327773