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Spain Red.es contract investigation

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2026-08-04 12:52 UTC → 2026-08-06 01:53 UTC · added removed

In early August 2026, an accountant at the state‑owned firm Red.es reported that her supervisor had ordered the permanent deletion of accounting records related to a 2021 €2.149 million SME advisory contract awarded to a joint venture of Innova Next (part of the Barrabés Group) and KPMG. The contract, involving a €2.149 million SME advisory service, contract was under scrutiny examined by Spain’s Central Operational Unit (UCO) and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for possible prevarication and misuse of EU funds, with concerns about attention to the influence of the prime minister’s spouse. Two days later, a Madrid judge dismissed a separate criminal investigation into the same Red.es contract, archiving the case at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. The judge noted prosecutor’s request and noting that jurisdiction lay with the EU prosecutor, leaving authority. On 4 August 2026, the matter unresolved General Council of the Judiciary opened a disciplinary inquiry into Judge Juan Carlos Peinado after a Manos Limpias lawyer complained of disrespectful conduct during a preliminary hearing in the broader set “Begoña” case. In the same period, Peinado referred a distinct probe concerning alleged irregularities in the same Red.es‑managed contract—specifically the omission of probes into Barrabés’s business activities. a required “white paper”—to the European Public Prosecutor. After the Audiencia Provincial removed businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés from a popular‑jury trial linked to the prime minister’s wife, Peinado archived that piece without further action, while the European prosecutor continues its investigation.

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  2. 2026-08-04 12:52 UTC Spain Red.es contract investigation

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