Spanish authorities on Monday detained former top Socialist party official Santos Cerdán in a corruption case that is a new blow for left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, judicial sources said.
Former transport minister José Luis Ábalos has also been implicated in the investigation into kickbacks for public contracts. The sources said a Supreme Court judge ordered the detention of Cerdán, who has quit as the ruling party’s organisation secretary, as there was a “risk” he might try to flee or destroy evidence.
