In an operation that has lasted more than 10 hours, the UCO of the Guardia Civil has seized abundant documentation at the federal headquarters of the PSOE in Madrid this Wednesday, as part of the investigation directed by the National High Court judge Santiago Pedraz within the so-called Leire Díez case.
According to the judicial order, the agents have accessed corporate emails, accounting books, access logs to the headquarters, and internal party documentation, in addition to detailed information on trips, schedules, vehicle use, and internal organizational structures from 2021 to the present.
Sources close to the investigation cited by RTVE indicate that the proceedings could be extended and that searches at the Ferraz headquarters could continue this Thursday.
Searches and material seized at Ferraz
Among the information requested are the email accounts of former and current party officials, including former Organization Secretary Santos Cerdán and current manager Ana María Fuentes, as well as other organic and communication managers.
The investigation has also ordered the complete analysis of the party's internal folder structure, as well as the identification of those responsible for IT and systems management since 2024.
The agents arrived at the Ferraz headquarters first thing in the morning to execute the request "with immediate effect", in an operation that took place simultaneously with other judicial proceedings.
Searches at the homes of leaders and businessmen
In parallel, the UCO has carried out searches at several homes linked to the case, including that of former socialist leader Santos Cerdán in Navarra, that of businessman Javier Pérez Dolset in Madrid, and that of Gaspar Zarrías, former vice-president of the Junta de Andalucía.
In Cerdán's case, agents seized several boxes of documentation after a search that lasted several hours. The actions are part of an investigative line that seeks to clarify the existence of a supposed organized structure linked to the management of funds and internal party decisions.
Judge Pedraz is investigating an alleged scheme that would have operated within the party's environment and which, according to the hypotheses set out in the order, could have involved payments and financial dealings channeled through various structures.
The investigation also examines the possible use of intermediary companies and the coordination between different political and business actors, within the framework of an alleged network of influence and irregular financing.