BarcelonaSantos Cerdán continues to defend his innocence, and now he has done so from prison, where he has already spent 35 days under investigation for alleged corruption, in an interview in The VanguardAfter that time in the cell, which he describes as "monotonous," he maintains that he has nothing to hide and, therefore, nothing to reveal. "I am innocent, and I have not done anything that the Civil Guard says," he asserts.
Furthermore, the former secretary of organization of the PSOE casts doubt on the audio recordings that could incriminate him in the corruption plot. "We don't recognize these audio recordings," Cerdán asserts about a conversation about a public works contract in Seville. "They've compiled a report where they force things to reach certain conclusions that don't correspond to reality at all," he criticizes, denying any involvement in the awarding of public works contracts: "Concessions are made by civil servants. I couldn't do it even if I wanted to because I didn't have the access or power to do so."
Cerdán, who has been removed from the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), asserts that "there is a media objective" behind his being placed in pretrial detention, and that is to "damage the party and the government." "If I hadn't been the organization secretary, I wouldn't have found myself in this situation," he comments. For him, this is the reason that explains the political persecution and the precautionary measure that led to his imprisonment in Soto del Real. because he is considered to have a central role in the plot and could destroy evidence if he remains at large."I'm deeply sorry for the damage that's been done to the Socialist Party, but I'm even more sorry for what has been done and is being done to me," he said in the interview.
The former Socialist leader declined to criticize Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. after he made some harsh statements against him: "I apologize to the public and all members of the PSOE. I was convinced of Santos Cerdán's integrity. There was no evidence of his involvement in the so-called Koldo case. But this morning very serious signs have emerged, so this afternoon I have asked for his resignation with immediate effect. June 12. Now, Cerdán does not want to comment: "I am innocent and I am fully confident of proving it. Time will tell the truth about third-party assessments, but knowing Pedro well, I thought he would be clear about it," he says, not yet in the, he wants to return "never again" to politics: "I want to live peacefully with my family and turn the page"
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The lawyers of Antxon Alonso, Cerdán's Basque partner and owner of Servinabar, resign.
The lawyers for Antxon Alonso, a Basque partner of former PSOE organizing secretary Santos Cerdán and owner of the company Servinabar, a key player in the Koldo corruption scandal, have resigned from his defense. They made this public in a letter addressed to the Supreme Court, which is investigating him. "By means of this letter, we inform the court that the undersigned lawyers and attorney resign from the defense and representation of Mr. Alonso Egurrola," they stated. However, the lawyers asked the court to require the businessman under investigation to appoint "new lawyers and attorney to defend him."
Alonso, who must appear in court every two weeks, could be a key player in a scheme to obtain illegal kickbacks in exchange for the awarding of public works contracts. Cerdán told the Supreme Court that, in addition to being a businessman and friend, Antxon had been his main facilitator in gaining access to the PNV (Basque Nationalist Party) and EH Bildu.
