A article from Público, dated April 4, 2025, reveals that Judge Santiago Pedraz has obtained a police document indicating that during the government of the People's Party (PP), a "political brigade" within the police orchestrated a false narrative against Pablo Iglesias, the former leader of Podemos. This narrative alleged that Iglesias received approximately $272,000 from the Venezuelan government, deposited in a Euro Pacific Bank account in the Grenadines. The document, dated April 20, 2016, details a meeting between two senior inspectors from the Directorate Adjunct of Operations and a Venezuelan individual who provided the false information and, in return, was granted residency in Spain. The fabricated documents were later disseminated to media outlets, including OkDiario, and the claim was subsequently debunked by Euro Pacific Bank, which confirmed that Iglesias never held an account there.
This incident is part of a broader investigation into the use of police resources for political purposes during the PP's tenure, aiming to undermine Podemos. The case has raised significant concerns about the misuse of state apparatus for political gain.
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Público Article.