“Things got so bad that I thought about putting a bullet through my head”
The fallout from March 11 ended up destroying the police chief's career and leaving him a widower
Draft Citizen Security Law unconstitutional, says top legal watchdog
A report by two members of CGPJ says criteria used in draft law “too broad”
Magistrates decide to maintain freeze on Madrid hospital privatization
Regional tribunal passes appeals back to courts of origin
Messi charity games investigated for link to drug traffickers
Organized crime officers probe potential money laundering surrounding series of friendly matches in the Americas
Conservative judge Carlos Lesmes elected to head up legal watchdog
CGPJ members vote in new president by 16 votes to four
Losing the threads?
The archbishop of Madrid and an association for abused women are involved in a legal battle The case revolves around 23 valuable tapestries, and has reached the Supreme Court
Train supervisor made call to driver minutes before fatal accident
Renfe worker kept call hidden from police to protect Garzón, sources say
Former PP treasurer admits to authorship of secret accounting ledgers
Bárcenas claims he paid 50,000 euros to Rajoy, De Cospedal in 2010 Party money-man hands over information about finances on a pen drive “The rule of law does not bow to blackmail,” Rajoy tells press
Anticorruption prosecutors want PP number two to testify in Bárcenas case
Aim is for secretary general Cospedal to explain procedure on anonymous party donations
Luis Bárcenas becomes latest high-profile inmate at Soto del Real
Ex-PP treasurer will be sharing a 10-by-10-meter cell and will have to perform chores
Gürtel boss invoiced La Moncloa for trips during Aznar’s time in office
New court probe papers also show that kickbacks network offered top Popular Party officials luxury watches
Couple spent three months on bail over botched police heroin charge
Contents of jar sent from Uruguay were homeopathic, analysis showed
Prosecutor seeks to quash decision to send former Caja Madrid banker to jail
Public attorney’s office considering whether to file suit against judge who issued order alleging breach of official duties
Gürtel ring paid for sound system at Aznar daughter’s wedding
Court records show alleged graft network spent 34,892 euros at event
Gürtel ring provided discounts to Popular Party during Aznar era
Secret accounts show how corrupt network charged double for other events laid on for conservative-run administrations
Gürtel ringleader picked up part of the tab for wedding of ex-PM Aznar’s daughter
Amount of 32,425 euros was marked down as losses on accounts seized by police Ana Botella denies lavish gift was bargaining chip from corrupt business network
High Court will question Popular Party officials on cash bonuses
Senate speaker to testify in connection with payouts listed on ex-party treasurer’s secret ledgers
Former Caja Madrid chief remanded in custody as flight risk
Miguel Blesa ordered to turn over passport in case investigating loan to failed travel company
PP funding probe reveals slush fund payments
Undeclared cash went to officials despite “expenses” defense
Top construction firms implicated in Bárcenas papers investigation
Businessmen will have to answer questions on alleged illegal donations to PP
Bárcenas ‘cleaned up’ illegal PP donations in official accounts
Figures in accounts sent to High Court and secret ledgers match up
Anatomy of an ‘escrache’
Protestors say there are no more avenues for their mortgage reform campaign Police told to identify doorstep demonstrators with first fines in the pipeline
Bench fight ignites over Popular Party slush fund inquiry
Judge believes there are no links between Gürtel and slush-fund papers High Court embroiled in bitter battle over inquiry on eve of testimonies
Former PP treasurer to sue party for unfair dismissal
New twist to ongoing controversy contradicts assurances that Bárcenas left post in 2010
Judge strips Bárcenas of his passport after PP moneyman admits he held €38m
Former treasurer insists that Swiss funds were not connected to Prime Minister Rajoy’s party
Bárcenas sworn statement reveals ex-PP moneyman kept slush fund record
Former party treasurer told a notary that he had noted donations and bonus payments over 15-year period
Judge believes former PP mayor received more than €500,000 from Gürtel ring
Sepúlveda was given free trips and gifts, a luxury car and cash in exchange for public contracts