Aldama Accuses PSOE Officials of Offering Bribe to Silence Him

Businessman Víctor de Aldama has accused emissaries of Spanish Minister of Justice Félix Bolaños and PSOE secretary Santos Cerdán of offering him money to stop him from cooperating with the judiciary. In a legal response to a defamation lawsuit filed by Bolaños, Aldama claims that his communications chief, Ramón Bermejo, received a significant economic offer via phone calls originating from the Congress of Deputies and PSOE headquarters in Ferraz Street Source: ABC. The alleged contacts began in March 2024, after Aldama's arrest in the Koldo case, and intensified in June and July 2024, as Aldama's collaboration with prosecutors became crucial Source: ABC.

The Reaction

PSOE spokesperson Montse Mínguez dismissed the accusations as part of a "strategy to tear everything down and generate a lot of noise." She defended Bolaños, saying he "has shown he is an upright person" and that his lawsuit against Aldama was based on "accusations without evidence" Source: Infobae. Mínguez insisted that the PSOE "has nothing to do with Mr. Aldama."

Key Points

• Aldama identifies three individuals from Bolaños and Cerdán's circle who allegedly made the offer, based on Bermejo's testimony Source: ABC.
• Phone records show 12 calls from a number registered to the Congress of Deputies to Bermejo's phone Source: ABC.
• Bolaños is seeking €70,000 in damages from Aldama for defamation Source: ABC.
• Aldama was convicted in the masks case but avoided prison; his information led to a Supreme Court case against former minister José Luis Ábalos .