The Police Central Operative Unit raided the Socialist Party, PSOE, headquarters in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has faced calls to step down as his allies have been embroiled in scandal. Photo by Borja Sanchez-Trillo/EPA
May 27 (UPI) -- Police raided the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party in Madrid on Wednesday, adding pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez after several corruption scandals involving his allies.
Spain's National Court confirmed the raid in which the Civil Guard's elite Central Operative Unit was sent looking for evidence of an alleged plot to discredit critics suing the government. The court called it an alleged "plot aimed at destabilizing judicial proceedings affecting this party or the Government."
The raid was for documentation linked to a sealed section of the case of the party's former "fixer" Maria Leire Díez, who is under investigation for influence peddling, Euro News reported.
In a statement on Wednesday, PSOE (the Socialist Party) said it is fully complying with the investigation.
