Ábalos, at the Supreme Court before being sent to prison: "I still maintain my innocence. I know it’s not credible"
Former Minister José Luis Ábalos asserts his innocence while facing prosecution over alleged corruption related to pandemic mask contracts.
Ábalos claims diabetes, hypertension, back pain, and 'anxiety-depressive' syndrome before the Supreme Court to avoid attending the pre-trial hearing on masks
Former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos submitted medical reports to the Supreme Court to request permission to attend the preliminary hearing via video conference regarding the first trial related to mask contracts.
Anticorruption requests that Ábalos remain in prison awaiting trial over mask contracts
The Anticorruption Prosecutor has requested that former minister José Luis Ábalos stays in prison while awaiting trial concerning pandemic mask contracts awarded by the Transport Ministry, with proceedings expected to commence in early 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.