Manos Limpias

Manos Limpias (English: Clean Hands) is a trade union registered in Spain allegedly representing employees of the Spanish public services. The group was founded in Madrid in 1995 by Spanish lawyer ), a notable figure within the Spanish extreme right who entered politics as a protege of Blas Piñar during his tenure as the Fuerza Nueva and National Front party secretary. The group takes their name from the Mani Pulite judiciary movement in Italy instigated by Antonio Di Pietro.

Considered by the New York Times. and several Spanish media to be politically motivated by the far-right Manos Limpias is best known for its role in the indictment of a judge who investigated the crimes against humanity committed by the Franco regime (arguably its cause célèbre) and the persecution of alleged gay overtones in a children's TV show.

At present, the union states that it has over 6,000 members, who financially contribute an annual fee of 60 euros. It is currently under investigation for extortion from banks and the royal family. Miguel Bernad is the only member of Manos Limpias who is publicly known. On 26 April 2016 he indicated that he wanted to dissolve the union. According to the New York Times. The union has no institutional representation as of 2009.

Manos Limpias' self-proclaimed goal is to defend the Constitutional Rule of law against corruption and separatist nationalism. Manos Limpias declares itself independent from any party, and claims to have no ideological affiliation; however the vast majority of the lawsuits brought by them to court were consistently against the socialist left or against the nationalist right in Catalonia and Basque Country, with some exceptions of cases against the centre-right Partido Popular. The group has often been described by the media as a far-right civil servants' organisation due to their choice of court actions and Mr. Bernad's past membership of the far right party Fuerza Nueva during the early eighties.

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