Spanish ex-minister on trial accused of spying to protect party
Spanish ex-minister on trial accused of spying to protect party

Tea Sommeliers and Spanish Minister - A Perfect Blend
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ex-minister on trial, we've got you covered.
It all started when Jorge Fernández Díaz, a former conservative interior mi[2D[K
minister in Spain, went on trial for allegedly spying on an ex-party treasu[6D[K
treasurer who threatened to expose corruption. This case is being tried alo[3D[K
along with another high-profile one that has damaged the ruling Socialists [K
and public confidence in Spain's political class.
Fernandez Diaz and other senior officials are accused of a plot to spy on B[1D[K
Barcenas and silence him, using public money and without any legal basis. B[1D[K
Barcenas was taken into pre-trial detention in 2013 for irregularities in P[1D[K
PP accounts and had threatened to reveal secrets about illegal party financ[6D[K
financing because he did not feel sufficiently supported.
In an interview published in El Mundo daily on Saturday, Barcenas said it w[1D[K
was impossible that an operation of this kind was carried out without the [K
knowledge of the party's highest authorities. He did not mention Rajoy by [K
name.
The affair combined with other corruption cases that tainted and ultimately[10D[K
ultimately toppled Rajoy's government in 2018 and brought current Socialist[9D[K
Socialist premier Pedro Sanchez to power.