The issue of Corona masks shakes Spain… 24 years in prison for the former Minister of Transport

The Spanish Supreme Court said, in an official statement, that the ruling also included the former advisor. For Abalos Koldo Garcia, who was sentenced to 19 years in prison, after being convicted on charges of belonging to a criminal organization, corruption, embezzlement of public funds, and peddling of influence. The court confirmed that the two men are currently subject to pretrial detention.

The court explained that the ruling, which was issued unanimously, concluded that the three defendants formed an organized network, in which each of them assumed a specific role, and through which corruption crimes were committed, which it described as:"Dangerous"

Buying millions of masks

Businessman Victor de Aldama was also convicted and sentenced to four and a half years in prison, but the court decided to suspend the implementation of the sentence, in light of his cooperation with the investigation authorities during the course of the case.

The case revolves around suspicions of illegally awarding contracts to purchase millions of masks during the Covid-19 pandemic, in exchange for Abalos, according to the prosecution, receiving financial and personal benefits.

/>It included additional monthly payments, covering family expenses, providing facilities for women related to him, as well as paying the costs of services for immoral acts.

Corruption cases in Spain

During the trial sessions, Victor de Aldama made provocative statements, accusing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of "Organized network leader" Which managed these operations.

It was also alleged that the Spanish Socialist Workers Party benefited from illegal financing through kickbacks resulting from those deals.

The case has attracted widespread attention in the Spanish media over the past months, given its political repercussions and the possibility of its impact on the future of the Sanchez government.