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Spain's ex‑minister José Luis Ábalos sentenced to 24 years in mask‑corruption case

Spain's Supreme Court handed down historic corruption sentences linked to the pandemic mask contracts. Former transport minister José Luis Ábalos was convicted of organization criminal, bribery, embezzlement and influence‑peddling and sentenced to 24 years and three months in prison, with a maximum enforceable term of 16 years. His former adviser Koldo García received a 19‑year‑eight‑month term for the same offences. Businessman Víctor de Aldama, who acted as the conduit for the illegal payments, was sentenced to four and a half years, but the court suspended his imprisonment in exchange for a highly‑qualified cooperation award, requiring him to report his activities semi‑annually, refrain from crime and perform a year of community work. The verdict deepened the political crisis for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE government, already under scrutiny for investigations involving the prime minister’s wife, brother and former allies. Sánchez defended the administration before the Congress, pledging to continue its agenda despite “the stones on the road.” Opposition parties, including the PP and Vox, demanded Sánchez’s resignation and early elections, while regional allies such as EH Bildu publicly supported the coalition. The sentences are seen as a major blow to the ruling party’s credibility and a test of Spain’s rule of law.

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