Civil guard of Spain has dealt another blow to corruption. According to the newspaper El Mundo, in the framework of the special operation conducted in the 23 municipalities of the country, was arrested 12 people and raided premises 48.
According to the interior Ministry, the list of detainees includes businessmen and politicians, particularly two former mayor and the former head of election campaign of the head of the government of Catalonia Carles Pokdemon.
The operation began back in 2014 when he was arrested the mayor of the Catalan city of Torredembarra Daniel Masage for taking bribes amounting to 1.43 million euros. During the investigation, in many municipalities there have been established facts of abuse of position, embezzlement, bribery and fraud. For example, the two campaigns have prepared the report and appropriated funds for non-existent recruiting services. Initially, this scheme appeared in Catalonia, but then spread to other regions of Spain.
