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🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

A tax advisor admits to issuing false invoices to Acciona from a restaurant in Pamplona to 'help' Koldo García

Miguel Moreno Purroy, a tax advisor, admitted to issuing false invoices for a restaurant in Pamplona to financially assist Koldo García during a parliamentary investigation in Navarra.

Mar 3 • 10:17 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The UCO claims that Koldo García "took advantage" of former Adif chief Pardo de Vera to rig contracts

The UCO has released a report alleging that Koldo García exploited the influence of former Adif president Isabel Pardo de Vera to manipulate public contracts.

Feb 26 • 14:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Koldo García and Claudia Montes will file mutual lawsuits for defamation and slander after failing to reach a conciliatory agreement

Koldo García and Claudia Montes are set to file mutual defamation and slander lawsuits against each other after failing to reach a settlement during a conciliation attempt.

Feb 16 • 12:33 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
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Koldo García Requests a Face-off with Aldama and to Undergo a Polygraph in the Preliminary Hearing at the Supreme Court

Koldo García has requested a face-to-face meeting with Aldama and to take a polygraph during the preliminary hearing of his trial at the Supreme Court of Spain.

Feb 12 • 11:34 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Supreme Court prevents Cerdán from attending the hearing of Ábalos and Koldo regarding the mask trial

The Supreme Court of Spain has denied former PSOE Secretary Santos Cerdán's request to attend a preliminary hearing related to the mask trial of former minister José Luis Ábalos and advisor Koldo García.

Feb 12 • 08:24 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Ábalos, Koldo García, and Aldama appear for the first time before the Supreme Court before the tribunal that will judge them

José Luis Ábalos, Koldo García, and Víctor de Aldama made their first appearance before the Supreme Court as they face charges related to a scandal involving the purchase of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Feb 12 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Ábalos and Koldo leave prison 77 days later to attend an unprecedented hearing in the Supreme Court

Former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and his assistant Koldo García have been ordered to attend a preliminary hearing in person at the Supreme Court after spending 77 days in prison.

Feb 12 • 00:52 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Madrid Court rejects investigating whether Cerdán lied in the Senate about his relationship with Koldo García

The Madrid Court decides not to investigate claims that Santos Cerdán lied in his Senate testimony regarding his relationship with Koldo García, following the prosecution's advice.

Feb 10 • 13:17 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Koldo García asks the Supreme Court to send the mask trial to the National Court after Ábalos' resignation from the seat

Koldo García has petitioned the Supreme Court to transfer his mask trial, citing a lack of jurisdiction following the resignation of former minister José Luis Ábalos.

Feb 10 • 08:58 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court compels Ábalos and Koldo García to appear in person at the hearing on the 12th

The Supreme Court has ordered former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and his advisor Koldo García to attend a hearing in person, rejecting their requests to participate via videoconference due to medical issues.

Feb 5 • 14:23 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court requires Ábalos and Koldo García to attend the preliminary hearing of the mask trial in person

The Supreme Court mandates former minister José Luis Ábalos and his advisor Koldo García to attend the preliminary hearing related to the mask trial in person rather than via videoconference from prison.

Feb 5 • 13:40 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Chief of Staff of Reyes Maroto denies to the judge that he reported to the Minister of Industry about his dealings with Koldo García

The Chief of Staff of former Minister Reyes Maroto denied in court that he informed the then Minister of Industry about his interactions with Koldo García linked to the hydrocarbon investigation.

Feb 4 • 10:54 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court sends the investigation of Cerdán, Ábalos, and Koldo García over public works rigging to the National Court

The Supreme Court has referred an investigation regarding alleged rigging in public works awards, involving former PSOE organization secretaries José Luis Ábalos and Santos Cerdán, to the National Court following Ábalos' resignation from his parliamentary seat last week.

Feb 2 • 10:26 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court considers April, after Holy Week, to try Ábalos and Koldo

The Supreme Court plans to hold a trial in April for former minister José Luis Ábalos and his advisor Koldo García, following a preliminary hearing set for February 6.

Jan 16 • 13:16 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court plans to hold the trial for Ábalos, Koldo García and Aldama in April

The Supreme Court is set to hold a trial in April for former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, his ex-advisor Koldo García, and the alleged intermediary Victor de Aldama, following a preliminary hearing in February to address defense requests for nullity.

Jan 16 • 11:04 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court responds to Koldo García and rejects the demand for bail from Aldama as well

The Supreme Court has denied Koldo García's request for bail from Víctor de Aldama, citing Aldama's better economic situation.

Jan 15 • 09:38 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The judge rules out imposing bail on Aldama, as requested by Koldo for his "exuberant economic capacity"

A judge has dismissed Koldo García's request for bail to be imposed on Aldama, stating that the accused ministerial advisor lacks legitimacy to make such a request.

Jan 15 • 09:36 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court reviews the decision to send Ábalos and Koldo García to prison due to 'extreme' flight risk

The Supreme Court is reviewing the decision to provisionally imprison former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and his advisor Koldo García due to concerns about their potential flight risk attributed to their financial means and contacts.

Jan 15 • 04:30 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 and Ábalos stop sharing a cell in Soto del Real prison

Koldo García and José Luis Ábalos no longer share a cell in the Madrid prison of Soto del Real after a period of adaptation, amid García's claims of 'lawfare' and warnings of a potential 'mock trial'.

Jan 14 • 09:29 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Koldo points to 'lawfare' and warns that the trial could be a 'charade'

Koldo García raises concerns about 'lawfare,' suggesting that the upcoming trial may not be genuine and has filed a complaint with the General Council of the Judiciary.

Jan 14 • 07:46 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
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

Koldo García claims that Aldama should face his bail for masks given his 'exuberant economic capacity'

Koldo García seeks to compel businessman Víctor de Aldama to pay a 60,000 euro bail imposed by the Supreme Court judge for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for mask contracts during the pandemic.

Jan 13 • 10:31 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Koldo García asks the Supreme Court to also require bail from Aldama for the mask trial

Koldo García has requested that the Supreme Court impose bail on businessman Víctor de Aldama, similar to what was done with him and José Luis Ábalos, regarding the trial over alleged illegal contracts for purchasing masks.

Jan 13 • 10:07 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court asks Ábalos and Koldo to pay the 60,000 euro bail for the mask trial

The Supreme Court has requested that former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and his former advisor Koldo García pay a 60,000 euro bail ahead of their trial for alleged bribery related to contracts for purchasing sanitary material during the pandemic.

Jan 12 • 13:54 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Koldo García requests to be acquitted in the masks trial and requests testimonies from Illa, Marlaska, and Armengol

Koldo García's defense seeks the acquittal of their client in the masks trial, requesting testimonies from key political figures.

Jan 9 • 15:15 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

Koldo García proclaims his innocence and charges against Aldama and Minister Puente over his audit of the masks

Koldo García, a former advisor in the Ministry of Transport, defends his innocence in a Supreme Court trial regarding corruption related to mask contracts during the pandemic, with his lawyer calling for his acquittal and strongly denying the allegations.

Jan 9 • 13:55 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

Koldo justifies with PSOE payments the cash that Anti-Corruption considers bribes for the masks

Koldo García claims that the money he received for mask contracts, considered bribes by Anti-Corruption authorities, was actually funds from the PSOE party, according to a letter from his lawyer to the High Court.

Jan 9 • 12:47 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
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Aldama admits to several crimes in the mask scheme in search of a sentence reduction

Commissioner Víctor de Aldama has admitted to several crimes related to a corruption scheme involving the sale of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, implicating former minister Ábalos and Koldo García.

Jan 8 • 11:42 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Aldama maintains that he agreed to give Ábalos and Koldo 50% of the commissions for the mask contracts

Aldama claims in his defense that he agreed to pay former minister José Luis Ábalos and advisor Koldo García 50% of the 6.6 million euro commissions he received from mask contracts during the pandemic.

Jan 8 • 11:21 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

The PSOE will investigate a possible scam of thousands of euros by Ábalos and Koldo García for claiming private expenses

The PSOE will conduct an investigation into potential fraudulent claims for reimbursement of private expenses made by former Secretary of Organization José Luis Ábalos and his associate Koldo García.

Dec 30 • 20:21 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Ábalos on the brink of trial: between seven Supreme Court judges and a jury

Former minister José Luis Ábalos, along with Koldo García and businessman Víctor de Aldama, is set to face trial in the Supreme Court for alleged commissions related to mask purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 29 • 04:30 UTC

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