
The former organizational secretary of the PSOE, Santos Cerdanappears this Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. before the Senate Commission of Inquiry into all the ramifications of the “Koldo affair”, almost a month after his release from prison, where he remained for five months after the publication of a report from the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard which placed him as the epicenter of an alleged corruption plot aimed at collecting bribes in exchange for public works rewards. Cerdan He refused to testify and denounced a “persecution of the inquisition”. You can continue here live his appearance in the Senate:
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“How much money did your family take?”
“How much money did his family take away with all this business network? The figures are almost a million euros,” Caballero explains. Cerdán denies it and asks the senator to reread the police reports.
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Cerdán remains silent
This does not answer the question of who paid for “his Chamberí penthouse” or whether he had Servinabar credit cards. It also does not answer other questions about Servinabar royalty payments that appear in the UCO report. “Who paid for this vacation? Are you still saying that Servinabar had nothing to do with it?” asks Caballero. “I categorically deny it,” replies Cerdán, who asks for respect from his wife. “These are endless WhatsApp conversations without seeing the beginning,” explains Cerdán.
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“Better alone than in bad company”
“Better alone than in bad company,” says Santos Cerdán, who asks Caballero if the document in which she showed him an alleged signature of the former secretary of the socialist organization is original. The senator asked him if the signature on the document he showed her was his.
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“I will defend myself because I am innocent.”
Santos Cerdán describes his appearance and all the information published in the press about him as a “media circus”. “I will defend myself because I am innocent, I am not corrupt and sooner or later they will be able to prove it.” “I am not at the head of any corrupt conspiracy,” he continues.
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Cerdán denies being a partner of Servinabar
Cersán says it is false that he is a partner of Servinabar: “They elevated a police hypothesis to the level of certainty.” He criticizes that “his presumption of innocence has been affected”.
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Cerdán takes advantage of his right not to declare
The apparition begins. Senator Caballero, from the Mitxo Group, takes the floor. Ask him if he lied. Cerdán uses his right not to testify about the facts under investigation.
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Arrival by taxi
Cerdán arrived at the Plaza de la Marina Española by taxi, accompanied by his lawyerand he only made the remark to reporters, who repeatedly asked him if he was prepared to respond to senators or if he would use his right to remain silent, as he is accused in a court case.
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Cerdán says he will speak with “total normality”
The former socialist deputy Santos Cerdán declared to the press, upon his arrival at the Senate for his appearance at the Koldo commission, that he is ready to “speak” with “total normality and tranquility”.
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