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🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP summons Zapatero to testify in the Senado commission on the Koldo case during the Castilla y León campaign

The Popular Party has summoned former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to appear before the Senate's Koldo case commission on March 2, coinciding with the campaign for the Castilla y León elections.

Feb 19 • 15:22 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Quick guide to the 'Koldo case': the characters, the plots, and a deferred outcome

The Koldo case involves alleged corruption associated with mask purchases during the pandemic and has escalated to multiple legal investigations involving key political figures in Spain.

Feb 15 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Ábalos and Koldo García join forces in the first hearing for the 'mask case' to avoid trial in the Supreme Court

Ábalos and Koldo García appeared at the preliminary hearing for a trial concerning alleged fraudulent mask purchases during the pandemic, seeking to annul the proceedings against them.

Feb 13 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

Who Cares About the Victims?

The article discusses the case of Paco Salazar, an ex-advisor of Pedro Sánchez accused of sexual harassment, who failed to appear before a PSOE investigation committee amid ongoing foreign trips, though he did find time for another commission related to the 'Koldo case.'

Feb 5 • 21:32 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Paco Salazar Appears in the Senate Following Sexual Harassment Allegations

Paco Salazar has appeared before the Senate to address allegations of sexual harassment linked to the Koldo case.

Feb 5 • 09:01 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Francisco Salazar appears before the Senate commission of the 'Koldo case'

Former high official Francisco Salazar testified before the Senate investigation into the 'Koldo case', indicating he has no knowledge of a vehicle associated with Pedro Sánchez, amidst claims he possesses critical information about alleged misconduct by the PSOE.

Feb 5 • 08:54 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

This will be the court that will judge Ábalos, Koldo, and Aldama for the 'mask case'

The Supreme Court has formed a balanced panel of conservatives and progressives to judge former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, his advisor Koldo García, and businessman Víctor de Aldama, over alleged bribery for public contracts during the pandemic.

Jan 14 • 15:55 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Koldo García asks the Supreme Court for Aldama to jointly cover the required bonds

Koldo García is requesting the Supreme Court to hold Aldama jointly responsible for the required financial guarantees while mentioning Aldama's significant economic capacity.

Jan 13 • 12:17 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court demands Ábalos and Koldo €60,000 bail for the Mask Case trial

The Supreme Court demands €60,000 bail from former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and Koldo in connection with the alleged mask scandal, warning that failure to provide the amount will lead to asset seizures.

Jan 12 • 15:33 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The Senate approves to summon Zapatero, Salazar, Ábalos' son, and several SEPI officials in the 'Koldo case' commission

The Senate has approved to summon former Prime Minister Zapatero, Salazar, and others to the Koldo case commission regarding allegations connected to a large fuel business deal.

Jan 12 • 12:52 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP will summon Francisco Salazar to testify in the Senate's 'Koldo case' commission before the Aragon elections

The People's Party (PP) will call Francisco Salazar to testify in the Senate regarding the 'Koldo case' before the upcoming Aragon elections, claiming it as a case of cover-up related to the PSOE.

Jan 10 • 10:54 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Ábalos' race against time to find an affordable lawyer who knows the case

Ábalos is in a race against time to find a new lawyer within five days after the Supreme Court's ruling, following the departure of his legal team.

Jan 10 • 04:04 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Koldo García denies Aldama's version and rejects the charges in the mask case

Koldo García, a former advisor to socialist leader José Luis Ábalos, denies involvement in a scheme of bribery within the Ministry of Transport and requests that several officials testify as witnesses.

Jan 9 • 13:03 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The judge summons Santos Cerdán on February 5 for alleged false testimony before the 'Koldo case' commission in the Senate

A Madrid court has summoned former PSOE secretary Santos Cerdán to testify for allegedly providing false testimony in the Senate regarding his connection to former ministerial advisor Koldo García.

Jan 9 • 10:10 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

The judge summons Santos Cerdán to testify as an investigated party on February 5 for 'lying' to the Senate Commission

A judge in Madrid has summoned former PSOE secretary Santos Cerdán to testify on February 5 after determining he allegedly lied during his first appearance before the Senate Commission investigating the 'Koldo case' in April 2024.

Jan 9 • 09:15 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court doctrine hinders Ábalos from attending the Senate at the doors of the trial

The Supreme Court magistrate Leopoldo Puente indicated that the court's own doctrine makes it difficult to grant former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos permission to attend a Senate investigation into the Koldo case, as he is currently in provisional detention without bail.

Jan 8 • 00:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Ábalos' lawyers resign from defense due to economic disagreements

José Luis Ábalos, the former Minister of Transport, has lost his lawyers for the second time due to economic disagreements, while he is imprisoned on serious charges related to the Koldo case.

Jan 7 • 13:31 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court denies Ábalos attendance at the Senate commission on the ‘Koldo case’

The Supreme Court judge Leopoldo Puente has denied former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos the opportunity to testify at the Senate investigation regarding the Koldo case, stating the urgency of the matter.

Jan 7 • 10:03 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The blackout, the Koldo plot, and the ‘Montoro case’ will mark the economic judicial agenda of 2026

The judicial agenda for 2026 will be heavily influenced by major corruption cases involving significant companies and political figures in Spain.

Jan 7 • 04:45 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The unpredictable statement of Aldama's partner raises alarm for Ábalos and Koldo

Aldama's partner's first statement as an investigated party in the hydrocarbons case will be crucial in assessing how deeply the organization infiltrated three ministries, according to the UCO.

Jan 7 • 03:49 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP creates a new investigative commission in the Senate, this time about the SEPI

The Popular Party has announced the establishment of a new investigative commission in the Senate to look into the economic activities of the State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI), separating it from the ongoing 'Koldo case'.

Jan 5 • 15:29 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Senate requests permission to interrogate Ábalos this Thursday in his first appearance 42 days later

The Spanish Senate is seeking authorization from the Supreme Court to allow José Luis Ábalos to be transferred from prison to testify on January 8 regarding the Koldo investigation.

Jan 2 • 22:55 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The PP summons Ábalos on January 8 in the case Koldo commission

The Popular Party (PP) has summoned José Luis Ábalos to testify on January 8 in the Senate commission investigating the Koldo case.

Dec 30 • 12:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP summons Ábalos to appear in the Senate on January 8

The Senate's investigation committee for the Koldo case has scheduled the appearance of former minister José Luis Ábalos for January 8, following the PP's majority authority in the committee.

Dec 30 • 12:23 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The PP summons Ábalos on January 8 in the 'Koldo case' commission in the Senate

The Popular Party will use its absolute majority in the Senate to summon former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, currently imprisoned, to testify in the investigation of the Koldo case on January 8.

Dec 30 • 11:23 UTC

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