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Spain's PP to Summon Interior Minister and State Attorney General to Senate Over Meetings
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Spain's PP to Summon Interior Minister and State Attorney General to Senate Over Meetings

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The People's Party (PP) in Spain announced it will summon the Minister of the Interior and the State Attorney General to testify before the Senate Justice Committee.
  • The PP wants to question the Minister of the Interior regarding the 'Koldo case' and the State Attorney General about meetings involving a close associate of Álvaro García Ortiz.
  • The party aims to hold officials accountable for alleged impropriety and lack of transparency in these matters.

The Spanish People's Party (PP) has announced its intention to summon key government figures to testify before the Senate Justice Committee. Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska and State Attorney General Teresa Peramato are expected to appear.

The PP's Senate spokesperson, Alicia García, stated that Peramato must explain when she became aware of meetings between Álvaro García Ortiz's right-hand man and Leire Díez, and lawyer Jacobo Teijelo. García also wants to know why this information was allegedly hidden from a judge until Peramato was compelled to disclose it, and the content of these meetings.

Furthermore, Grande-Marlaska will have to "answer for himself" again in the upper house's "Koldo case" commission. The PP is demanding accountability from the government on these issues, signaling a continued political battle over alleged corruption and misconduct.

when did she find out about the meetings that Álvaro García Ortiz's right-hand man had with Leire Díez and the lawyer Jacobo Teijelo, who ordered her to hide it until she was forced to tell the judge and what was the content of those meetings?

— Alicia GarcíaThe PP's Senate spokesperson, Alicia García, detailing the questions the party wants to ask the State Attorney General.
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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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