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Spanish judge Beatriz Biedma has handed key documents to High Court judge Santiago Pedraz claiming she suffered an orchestrated persecution by the Socialist Party's so-called 'cloacas' — an internal dirty-war apparatus — to push her off the 'hermanísimo' case. Reports say the plot allegedly included drug traffickers hired to kill her, prompting Popular Party spokesman Miguel Tellado to demand explanations.
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The name Luis Sáenz de Tejada is attracting searches in Spain. The available reporting does not explain who he is or what he has done, so no factual details can be confirmed beyond the growing interest in the name. Spanish political coverage is currently dominated by the Leire Díez affair, including an escort assigned to Judge Biedma after a witness claimed the plot wanted to 'eliminate' her, but his role in that story is not established.
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The progressive bloc of Spain's General Council of the Judiciary has distanced itself from a declaration of support for judge Biedma that was issued by the conservative members of the council. The internal rift highlights the ongoing ideological divide within the governing body of Spain's courts, drawing attention amid heightened scrutiny of the institution.
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Judicial news is driving searches. A US judge ordered the suspension of taxpayer-funded Trump administration adverts, while in Spain a judge asked the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor to rule on the PP's request to impute the PSOE. A judge also charged six people with homicide over a fatal restaurant fire in Madrid, and Judge Biedma described anguish over alleged manoeuvres in the Leire Díez case.