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Spain's Ex-Minister Abalos Faces 24 Years for COVID Fraud

11/28/2025

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Spain's Supreme Court ordered former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos to be held in pre-trial detention due to flight risk.
Anti-graft prosecutors are seeking 24 years' imprisonment for Abalos over rigging public contracts for medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
His aide, Koldo Garcia, and a businessman are implicated in the case.
Abalos and Garcia deny any wrongdoing.

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Spain's Supreme Court ordered former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos to be held in pre-trial detention due to flight risk.
Anti-graft prosecutors are seeking 24 years' imprisonment for Abalos over rigging public contracts for medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
His aide, Koldo Garcia, and a businessman are implicated in the case.
Abalos and Garcia deny any wrongdoing.