Antxón denies bribes, separates Cerdán from Servinabar, and acknowledges payments to Koldo as a commission agent for private works.

Legal sources have confirmed to Europa Press that, in his statement under investigation, Alonso—who only answered questions from his lawyer—maintained that he has always been the sole shareholder of Servinabar. Thus, he invalidated the private sales contract found by the Civil Guard, which shows that Cerdán acquired 1,350 shares (45%) in the company for €6,000, which was awarded contracts from the Navarrese government for over €75 million.

According to Alonso, that contract was a sort of draft drawn up in 2015, when Cerdán considered leaving politics due to the PSOE's poor results in Navarre. Both parties drafted that document outlining the terms and conditions, but the document was never validated because the Socialist party member decided to remain in politics, he explained.

The businessman has stated that they did not go to the notary together, that Cerdán did not pay him the 6,000 euros to acquire the shares, and that the former MP himself tore up his copy of the contract. Alonso kept it, he stated, as he also stores other documents dating back more than 20 years.

His version supports that offered by Cerdán, who stated before the Supreme Court that he was aware of the contract, while ruling out its validity because it was never formally certified. "We signed it," he admitted, but "over the weekend." He spoke with his wife and told her not to abandon politics and, if she did, to return to his job as a maintenance technician: "You're coming here to the village." Afterward, he ordered Antxón to "tear up the document."

They shared a flat in Madrid

Their relationship, according to Alonso, also led to the two sharing an apartment in Madrid. The businessman rented a home to conduct his numerous business dealings in the capital, and when Cerdán told him he was moving to Madrid, he offered to let him stay with him in what he described as a modest apartment.

Servinabar, according to Alonso, was initially eligible for 20 contracts, winning only five, which they applied for jointly with Acciona. The businessman has argued that they decided to enter into a joint venture with the company at its request, and that this formula—combining a large company with a local one—is widely used.

Alonso defended the legality of these five projects, which included the Navarra Arena, the Navarra Archive, and 62 social housing units in a Pamplona neighborhood, emphasizing that all have been audited.

According to sources consulted, the businessman has criticized the accusation that one of the projects carried out by Servinabar is the source of the alleged bribery scheme for public works contracts. He asserted that none of the projects carried out in the joint venture with Acciona are under scrutiny by the UCO.

Alonso also reportedly acknowledged that Servinabar made a donation to Fiadelso, the foundation linked to former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos. However, he clarified that it was made for tax reasons, as part of tax relief, like other donations he mentioned to football and rugby teams and Save the Children.

He was also asked whether he made payments to Koldo García, Ábalos's former ministerial advisor. Alonso explained that Koldo acted as a commission agent for him, working as a freelancer and securing private contracts for Servinabar between 2015 and 2016, for which he received a monthly fee.

He went to Cerdán as a social agent

For his part, former Acciona executive Fernando Merino, who also testified before the Supreme Court as a defendant this Monday, responding to his lawyer, the prosecutor, and the judge, also denied having paid bribes in exchange for public works.

Regarding Antxón, he stated that he met him in 2014, when he arrived as Acciona's representative in Navarra, because he went to his office and introduced himself. His collaboration stemmed from the joint venture with Servinabar for the Muga Mine, but he clarified that this business partnership was not concluded by him, but by his superior.

According to legal sources consulted, if Acciona entered into a joint venture with Servinabar, a Navarrese company that the Civil Guard's Central Operational Unit (UCO) describes as too small and inexperienced in the construction sector, it was a "necessary condition" for obtaining contracts.

Merino, who has denied being "El Cordobés"—as stated in the UCO report—has indicated that the modus operandi was to partner with local companies because otherwise it was difficult to secure work in the Basque Country and Navarre.

When questioned about his contacts with Cerdán, he said he met him during his first year as Acciona's representative in Navarre, during a round of introductions to social partners. He considered the former Socialist leader as such because he was part of the Navarrese opposition. However, he maintained that their contacts were limited. They had a few pintxos on occasion but did not dine.

Payments to Koldo for meals at 'Frankly'

Regarding Koldo, Merino has also framed their relationship within the Navarrese sphere, temporarily placing it on the first project they reportedly entered into in a joint venture with Servinabar, the Muga Mine project in 2015.

Merino has denied that Acciona had to pay Koldo, although he noted that he may have received some money because, during that first project, he made some arrangements with the owners of the 500-hectare plot, as he had been working for Geoalcali, the mining company that promoted this private project, for some time. García, he explained, would be part of a multidisciplinary team.

In this regard, he acknowledged that Acciona paid Koldo's invoices issued by Bar Frankly, something the UCO sees as a money laundering scheme. Merino argued that they were genuine invoices for meals, because he had a small private room where meetings were held with Geoalcali and other suppliers. Koldo, he emphasized, was authorized to hold business meetings there.

Regarding the appointments for Transport and Environment that Koldo sent him, he attributed it to an error, asserting that it was not normal because Acciona had other departments to deal directly with ministries.

When asked why he sent Koldo an image with the results of the bids for a high-speed rail project in Extremadura, if he was the delegate in Navarra, he replied that, although it exceeded his authority, he sent it because he received all the bids, but without any intention.

However, he did acknowledge that he put his brothers-in-law—Antonio and Daniel Fernández Menéndez, from the OPR—in contact with Koldo to facilitate their access to the Ministry of Transportation. For the same reason, he explained, he asked García about a file on a project awarded to the OPR that had been stalled.

Following the statements, a hearing was held to assess the imposition of precautionary measures. The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, in a request supported by the public prosecutors, requested a travel ban and biweekly court appearances for both men.