Santos Cerdán has declared Monday at the Supreme Court. Hours later, he has entered preventive detention in the prison of Soto Real (Madrid). The judge estimates that the “booty” obtained by the amaño of contracts in the plot of the Koldo case It can exceed five million euros and that “more people.” In his statement, the former secretary of Socialist Organization until two weeks ago has said that his accounts are “transparent.” This is what Cerdán has declared:
An apartment in Navarra and a car
Cerdán’s lawyer has submitted a series of documents in the Supreme Court where a simple note of the Property Registry appears with a housing in Milagro (Navarra), the municipality where he was born 56 years ago. The house was acquired in 1994 and has 90 square meters that develop in two floors, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Cerdán has also attached the document presented at the Congress of Deputies, where he has a Volvo brand car and the XC60 T6 model.
Three accounts
In his statement, Cerdán has affirmed before Judge Leopoldo Puente that has two accounts in his name, one for family and floor expenses, with 28,000 euros, and another for expenses of the organization.
According to the former socialist director, when he entered the executive of the Socialist Party of Navarra, he changed the payment system. The ticket was required for any expense. Cerdán has confirmed that he has a match card of around 1,000 euros.
In addition, Cerdán has recognized before the judge that his wife and daughter have another account with about 20,000 euros.
What he declared in Congress
Cerdán and Revenue in the Congress of Deputies 10 days ago, after being deputy for Navarra during legislatures XIII, XIV and XV. The former socialist director resigned from the minutes on June 16, forced by the PSOE after the publication of the report of the Central Operational Unit (UCO) that indicated him as the central protagonist of the alleged corrupt plot with Koldo García and former Minister José Luis Ábalos. The when they leave the seat: update the documentation on their financial situation.
Cerdán declared that he charged a payroll of 79,184.07 euros, but does not specify in concept of what, according to parliamentary sources they correspond to his work as a deputy. It also indicates that it has a house acquired in Navarra in 1994, a net savings account of 47,000 euros and a Volvo XC60 T6 car. The novelty with respect to the statement presented in July 2023 –Inicio of the Legislature XV – is that the amount of savings was then 55,320. That is, he has 8.320 less in his bank accounts than two years ago.
Cerdán, after ceasing all his positions, will now charge a remuneration of 3,200 euros gross per month for six months for his six years in the position of deputy.
