A fresh wave of arrests and raids by Spain’s Civil Guard has shaken Madrid as the National Court opens an investigation into alleged irregularities in public procurement linked to SEPI, a state-owned industrial holding. The Civil Guard’s elite Central Operative Unit (UCO) on Wednesday evening detained businessman Anxton Alonso, following the arrest of former socialist official Leire Díez and ex-SEPI president Vicente Fernández.
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