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Spain: First major corruption case of the Sánchez era goes to trial

The first major corruption case under Pedro Sánchez’s tenure has gone to court. The trial of former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, once a close confidant of Sánchez, began on Tuesday. The case involves several ministries and government agencies.

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Isabel Cuesta
08. April 2026
The trial for the masks case begins at the Supreme Court The businessman Víctor de Aldama on his arrival at the Supreme Court, on April 7, 2026, in Madrid Spain The former minister José Luis Ábalos, his former advisor Koldo García and the businessman Víctor de Aldama sit from today in the dock of the Supreme Court for alleged irregularities in the contracts of masks awarded from the Ministry of Transport during the pandemic Both Ábalos and Koldo are in provisional detention since last November 27 and plead not guilty, assuring in their defense briefs that they did not commit any crime, however, Anticorruption alleges that Ábalos, Koldo and Aldama agreed to take advantage of the position of the then minister since June 2018 to favor , in ex Copyright: xEduardoxParrax 7419353
Víctor de Aldama on his way to the courtroom in Madrid. (IMAGO / Europa Press)

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Last updated: 08. April 2026