Those accused in the UGT-A plot for diverting subsidies try to overthrow the case. Defense lawyers are trying to discredit all the judicial investigations into the alleged union plot that looted subsidies intended to train the unemployed.
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has requested 26 years in prison and a 200 million fine for the four former members of the former leadership of UGT Andalusia. Roberto Macías has been sentenced to one year in prison for revealing secrets, after disseminating documents on the union's internal accounting to the media.