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World Service,12 Jan 2024,9 mins

Gürtel scandal: Spain's Watergate

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For two years, José Luis Peñas risked his life making secret recordings that revealed one of Spain's biggest corruption scandals. It forced the ruling party from power and brought down Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in 2018. José Luis Peñas speaks to Ben Henderson. (Photo: Mariano Rajoy (right) moments after resigning. Credit: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/Pool via Getty Images)

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