Corruption
Political parties don't agree that Matas should avoid prison
Jaume Matas, the former president of the Balearics, will avoid going to prison in exchange to confessing to offences and to providing evidence.
Corruption
Rodríguez lawyer denounces court partiality over police corruption affair
The appeal against restraining orders on Rodríguez is because these take no account of presumption of innocence or of judicial protection.
Corruption
Former Palma deputy mayor has court date in police corruption investigation
Alvaró Gijón has been summoned by Manuel Penalva, the judge in charge of the Palma police corruption investigation, to appear on 9 September.
Police
Former Calvia police chief is suspended from duty
Two former chiefs of the Palma police have also been suspended.
Corruption
Plaques with names of corrupt politicians being removed
Plaques with the name of disgraced ex-Balearic president Jaume Matas are at the top of the list.
Police
New Palma police commissioner praises professionalism
Palouzié says that criminality and corruption have been concentrated on a few within the force. He is also critical of the police's structure, which has allowed there to be "inventions".
Majorca
Drugs, corruption and all-inclusives: the week in Majorca
There was yet more police action against drugs, more chaos courtesy of the French air traffic controllers, all-inclusives were making a "return", and politicians were caught up in the Palma police corruption affair.
Corruption
The sordid affairs of Palma's police
Juan Manuel Penalva, the judge investigating corruption in the Palma force, claims that Rodríguez was the "architect in the shadows".
Corruption
PP heavyweights forced to resign over police corruption case
Jose Maria Rodriquez, Alvaro Gijon and Sandra Fernandez have stepped down because of alleged involvement with corruption within Palma’s local police force.
Police
Guardia raid Calvia town hall in local police investigation
The Guardia are interested in investigating possible favours (or not) shown to certain businesses in the municipality's nightlife areas.
Crime
Council has received only a fraction of 12 million owed for corruption case
The former leadership of the now defunct Unió Mallorquina (UM) party has only paid the Council of Majorca 115,000 euros.
Police
Police corruption investigation looking into alleged favours in Arenal
The investigating judge, Manuel Penalva, is expected to soon lift the gagging orders that have given the investigations such a high level of secrecy.
Crime
Palma police: the scandal that just gets worse
The murkiness of this whole business just gets murkier by the day.
Police
Palma police: "this is war"
Devastating letter from police chief attacks those on the "bandwagon against corruption".
Police
Threats are not stopping Palma police from working
“The threats will not stop us in our duty,” stated Pastor, who was wishing to show her support for the “institution” of the local police force.
Police
Palma police on the point of rebelling
The town hall's councillor for public safety has had - on two occasions - to convince officers to not go ahead with protests.
Police
Palma’s Green Patrol police unit to be broken up
Following the most recent scandals arising from the activities of some members of this unit, it is to be replaced by a new unit with greater control and supervision.
Police
Police witnesses in Palma corruption case being intimated
One of these witnesses has apparently been threatened and the electricity supply to his home was cut off.
Police corruption and Balearic budget: the week in the Bulletin
It was police week in The Bulletin. Police for all the wrong reasons. And the Balearic budget for 2016 was announced; it will be the highest ever.
Police
Special protection for witnesses in Palma police corruption investigation
Witnesses might be “got at” and pressurised into changing statements.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Passengers advised to head to Mallorca airport three hours before flights