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Spanish court sentences former transport minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection

A Spanish court sentences former transport minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years.

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CrimeSpanish court sentences former transport minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection

A Spanish court sentences former transport minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years.

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