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Spain’s former transport minister faces trial over pandemic mask contracts

Former transport minister José Luis Ábalos, his former adviser Koldo García and businessman Víctor de Aldama went on trial over alleged irregularities in pandemic-era face-mask contracts. All three deny wrongdoing.

CompletedThe LedgersSource date · Trial opened 8 April 2026
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Prosecutors allege that Ábalos’s ministerial position was used from June 2018 to favour particular interests across ministries and agencies. The trial opened on 8 April 2026; Ábalos and García had been in provisional detention since 27 November.

Based on reporting from: Table.Briefings; Reuters factbox via WHBL; Brussels Signal.

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  1. Table.Briefingstable.media
  2. Reuters factbox via WHBLwhbl.com
  3. Brussels Signalbrusselssignal.eu

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