Judge Santiago Pedraz, instructor of the National Court, has summoned Commissioner José Manuel García Catalán to testify as a defendant, who was stationed in the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) of the National Police when he traveled to New York in April 2016 with other commanders of the force to meet with the former Venezuelan minister Rafael Isea, who was promised “protection” and a “new life” for him and his family in Spain if he offered information about Podemos. The magistrate, who has scheduled García Catalán’s statement for June 25, has made this decision within the case he is directing regarding the .
