Former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has denied exerting any influence over the government’s rescue of Plus Ultra airline during the pandemic.
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A businessman under investigation in the Plus Ultra airline rescue case has told the National Court that former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero acted as a mediator in securing the government’s financial support for the airline during the pandemic.
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Former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos has asked the Supreme Court to overturn his twenty-four-year prison sentence, arguing that his case should have been heard by the National Court rather than the Supreme Court after he resigned as an MP and lost his parliamentary immunity.
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Former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos has been sentenced by the Supreme Court to twenty-four years and three months in prison for offences including criminal organisation, bribery, embezzlement and influence peddling in the so-called masks case.
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The Spanish government says it is watching “with interest” ahead of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s upcoming testimony in the Plus Ultra investigation.
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The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) has criticised Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s intention to remain in office beyond 2026, calling the idea “irresponsible” given what it describes as a “judicialised” political climate and the government’s lack of a stable majority.
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The Supreme Court has rejected a request for provisional release from Koldo García, the former adviser at the centre of the pandemic mask‑contract case.
Judges ruled that the risk of flight persists, noting that García has access to significant financial resources and international contacts.
The decision comes at the end of the trial, with the court now preparing its verdict.
García’s defence had argued that continued detention was no longer justified, but magistrates said the conditions that led to his remand remain unchanged.
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The judge investigating the Prime Minister’s wife’s business activities, has issued a formal indictment to Begoña Gómez for four alleged offences.
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The first day of the trial involving former minister José Luis Ábalos, his former adviser Koldo García and businessman Víctor de Aldama has focused on the alleged irregularities in the awarding of pandemic‑era mask contracts.
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The state prosecutor has again requested that the case against Begoña Gómez be closed, arguing that there is still no evidence of criminal activity.
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Koldo García has asked the Supreme Court for permission to meet with José Luis Ábalos and their legal teams to prepare for the corruption trial that begins next week.
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The Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory and former Regional President of the Canary Islands – Ángel Víctor Torres – has said that a report by the Guardia Civil reveals no criminal activity involving himself, or the Canarian Government that he led.
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