Spanish court sentences former presidential adviser to 24 years in prison for mask contract corruption

Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced José Luis Ábalos, former Transport Minister and close adviser to President Pedro Sánchez, to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to mask contracts during COVID-19.

Spanish court sentences former presidential adviser to 24 years in prison for mask contract corruption

Spanish court sentences former presidential adviser to 24 years in prison for mask contract corruption

Spain's Supreme Court sentenced José Luis Ábalos, former Transport Minister and former close collaborator of socialist President Pedro Sánchez, to 24 years in prison on Monday in a corruption case linked to mask contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Euronews via Postimees.

Koldo García, a former adviser to Ábalos, was also sentenced to 19 years in prison in the same case affecting the socialist minority government. Businessman Víctor de Aldama received a sentence of four and a half years in prison.

Source: Postimees

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