The government of Pedro S\u00e1nchez and his party have been attacking all investigations into their corruption scandals for over a year.<\/p>\n
On May 17 of last year, S\u00e1nchez dismissed the investigations into his wife, Bego\u00f1a G\u00f3mez, stating: \"there is no case, just mud.\"<\/a> The socialist leader already knew that she was being officially investigated for corruption, but omitted this detail. Spanish socialists have been calling the investigations into these scandals \"hoaxes\" and \"mud\" for over a year<\/strong> and attacking the journalists and judges who have shed light on these corruption cases.<\/p>\n Undeterred by these attacks, good journalists and judges have continued their investigations<\/strong>, and as a result today the Supreme Court has sent the socialist Santos Cerd\u00e1n to provisional prison<\/a>. Cerd\u00e1n was not just another socialist activist: until June 12, he was the secretary of organization of the PSOE, S\u00e1nchez's right-hand man in the party, and was one of the architects of his rise to power<\/strong>, as he served as a bridge with the Basque separatists of the PNV and Bildu to obtain their support. In the note<\/a> published today by the Supreme Court, he is accused of possibly committing crimes of membership in a criminal organization, bribery, and influence peddling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This is an important moment in Spain's recent history: Cerd\u00e1n is the first person from S\u00e1nchez's inner circle to end up in prison<\/strong> for the corruption scandals that have been investigated by some independent media outlets and some judges. Today is a day to remember those good professionals in journalism and the judicial system<\/strong>, especially those who have suffered the most harassment for their investigations, such as journalist Ketty Garat<\/strong>. After learning of Cerd\u00e1n's prison order, Garat stated<\/a>: \"We did our job against those who signed a manifesto against the judicial and media coup.<\/strong>\"<\/em><\/p>\n
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