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Spanish police raid ruling party HQ in graft probe
Source: Reuters
Spanish police raid ruling party HQ in graft probe
MADRID Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:28am EST
(Reuters) - Spanish police searched the headquarters of the ruling People's Party (PP) for 14 hours on Thursday and Friday as part of a corruption investigation that earlier this year threatened to destabilize the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
Police entered late on Thursday on the order of examining Magistrate Pablo Ruz, searching for documents and invoices that might provide evidence of off-the-book payments linked to renovation work on the building carried out from 2005 to 2011, a PP spokesman said.
The outcome of the raid on the central Madrid building was not known, a judicial source said. The search ended on Friday morning.
Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Rajoy said he had given instructions to the party to collaborate fully with the investigation.
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MADRID Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:28am EST
(Reuters) - Spanish police searched the headquarters of the ruling People's Party (PP) for 14 hours on Thursday and Friday as part of a corruption investigation that earlier this year threatened to destabilize the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
Police entered late on Thursday on the order of examining Magistrate Pablo Ruz, searching for documents and invoices that might provide evidence of off-the-book payments linked to renovation work on the building carried out from 2005 to 2011, a PP spokesman said.
The outcome of the raid on the central Madrid building was not known, a judicial source said. The search ended on Friday morning.
Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Rajoy said he had given instructions to the party to collaborate fully with the investigation.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/us-spain-raid-pp-idUSBRE9BJ0OW20131220