Spain’s Fiscalía General del Estado told the Audiencia Nacional it had no documents about the campaign against Judge Beatriz Biedma. José Luis Alonso Tejuca, Badajoz’s chief prosecutor, later confirmed that at least three documents had passed between his office and superiors in Madrid, contradicting the capital’s official account.
Judge Santiago Pedraz, who is leading the probe into alleged political interference tied to the PSOE, demanded every record linked to a Badajoz complaint against Leire Díez, who is accused of running operations against Biedma. The Fiscalía General, now led by Teresa Peramato, insisted that no such documents existed. But on September 10, Alonso Tejuca testified under oath before Pedraz, describing a paper trail between Badajoz and Madrid’s Secretaría Técnica.
Leire Díez is known for offering judicial favors to businessmen in exchange for information on government rivals. She is accused of targeting Biedma after the judge filed charges against the prime minister’s brother. Then-prosecutor general Álvaro García Ortiz processed a complaint against Biedma just 48 hours after she moved against Sánchez’s sibling. Guardia Civil’s UCO unit later found notes in Díez’s agenda describing these actions.
On June 6, 2025, Hazte Oír filed a criminal complaint in Badajoz, accusing Díez of conspiring with former judge Luis Sáenz de Tejada to undermine Biedma. In July, Pedraz asked the Fiscalía General for all related materials. The official reply, dated September 8, denied any record of the complaint. Alonso Tejuca testified that he had sent it to Madrid for review. Madrid prosecutor Jordi Casas, an expert in misappropriation cases, sent an eight-page report back to Badajoz. That report shaped the legal arguments in court.
Alonso Tejuca also revealed that Diego Villafañe, García Ortiz’s top aide, deleted his chat history in December 2024, while García Ortiz faced an investigation for leaking information. The disclosure has raised further questions about transparency at the top of Spain’s prosecutorial ranks.
ElConfidencial has tracked Díez’s efforts for months. Its reports detail attempts to derail cases that threatened the government. One audio leak captured a former Correos executive seeking damaging information on the Guardia Civil’s UCO. The case was moved from Madrid’s court number 9 to Pedraz. Hidden documents and internal contradictions have deepened the sense of crisis inside Spain’s institutions.
Earlier findings, reported in a previous investigation, showed Biedma documenting a coordinated campaign to remove her from a sensitive case. The latest disclosures from Badajoz have put the Fiscalía General’s credibility on the line amid allegations of withheld documents and internal misrepresentation.
Spain’s top prosecutors denied that files existed, while Alonso Tejuca testified that documents had been exchanged and used to shape legal strategy. His testimony has raised concerns about trust in the country’s prosecutorial ranks and the independence of the judiciary.
