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The raid on the office in central Madrid is another blow to the
party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, whose Socialists have
been hammered by a series of corruption scandals.
The Civil Guard told The Associated Press that the police were
under judicial orders to find material relevant to a National
Court probe into accusations of corruption against a former
party member involved in a state-run company.
Just last week a different court said it was investigating
former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged
influence peddling and other possible crimes tied to a
government airline bailout. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Sánchez's wife and brother are being probed over allegations of
influence peddling, which both have denied.
And, most damning for the Socialists, a former minister under
Sánchez and a senior party official are both being investigated
on allegations they played a part in a kickback ring that
started during the COVID-19 pandemic, which they have denied.
Sánchez, prime minister since 2018, has called the cases against
his family a “smear campaign." But the corruption case against
his former cohorts led him to ask the nation for “forgiveness”
in 2025.
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