Raid on party headquarters dials up pressure on Spain’s Sánchez – POLITICO

Spain’s anticorruption police raided the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party in Madrid on Wednesday, ramping up pressure on  Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who is already reeling from a stream of corruption scandals involving key allies.

Spain’s National Court confirmed agents of the Civil Guard’s elite Central Operative Unit (UCO) had been sent to obtain evidence for a probe into a plot to discredit critics engaged in legal proceedings against the government.

It also announced the indictment of Ana Fuentes, who has been in charge of managing the party’s finances since 2021, for her alleged role in that scheme and other fraudulent activities.