Judge adds Aldama and Koldo statements to PSOE funding probe

The Audiencia Nacional has incorporated testimony from Víctor de Aldama and Koldo García—originally given in the masks trial—into its investigation of alleged irregular PSOE financing. The move follows a prosecutor's request citing new details on cash payments and rigged contracts.

Judge Ismael Moreno requested copies of the statements from the Supreme Court after prosecutor Luis Pastor Motta argued they shed light on rigged public contracts and cash transfers to the party.

Building on earlier testimony reported in this series, Aldama described commissions paid in cash by construction firms for PSOE financing and referenced Venezuelan oil quotas. He claimed to have delivered 1.8 million euros, naming firms such as Levantina, Latania and Azvi.

Koldo García reiterated receiving 500-euro notes from the PSOE (which he called 'txistorras') to reimburse expenses he had advanced. Former party manager Mariano Moreno again denied that high-value notes were used.

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Courtroom illustration of Mariano Moreno testifying in the Koldo case trial at Spain's Supreme Court, denying cash payment irregularities.
صورة مولدة بواسطة الذكاء الاصطناعي

PSOE ex-manager denies 500-euro 'txistorras' bills and unmonitored cash in Koldo case trial session

من إعداد الذكاء الاصطناعي صورة مولدة بواسطة الذكاء الاصطناعي

In a session of the Koldo masks case trial at Spain's Supreme Court, former PSOE manager Mariano Moreno Pavón denied distributing high-denomination 500-euro bills ('txistorras') or unmonitored cash to José Luis Ábalos and Koldo García from the party's Ferraz cash box. García's lawyer showed undated expense sheets, but the court curbed hypotheticals. Other witnesses, including Celia Rodríguez, Pedro Saura, and Carlos Moreno, clarified reimbursements and denied irregularities.

Víctor de Aldama, key businessman in the masks plot, testified on Wednesday in Spain's Supreme Court that the PSOE was illegally financed with cash from construction firms and that Pedro Sánchez knew about it. Ábalos and Koldo García recruited him to collect funds, according to his statement. The testimony is part of the masks case trial but addresses a secret probe at the National Court.

من إعداد الذكاء الاصطناعي

Koldo García, former aide to José Luis Ábalos, testified on Thursday before Spain's Supreme Court in the Mascarillas case trial. He admitted receiving 500-euro bills, dubbed 'chistorras', from the PSOE for expense reimbursements. He denied payments from Víctor de Aldama and defended Ábalos.

On the fifth day of the Koldo case trial at Spain's Supreme Court, witnesses described the role of José Luis Ábalos's advisor, Koldo García, in doubling a masks order to Soluciones de Gestión during the pandemic. Ex-Transportes subsecretary Jesús Manuel Gómez attributed to Koldo the phrase 'eight million or nothing'. Other witnesses upheld the contracts' legality.

من إعداد الذكاء الاصطناعي

Spain's Supreme Court will host the first Koldo case trial over the masks plot starting Tuesday. Former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and his ex-advisor Koldo García, held in Soto del Real prison, face up to 30 years in jail. Businessman Víctor de Aldama faces a reduced sentence for cooperating with prosecutors.

The Socialist Party has reaffirmed its backing for former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero after his three-hour court declaration regarding the Plus Ultra airline bailout.

من إعداد الذكاء الاصطناعي

Judge José Luis Calama has lifted the secrecy of the indictment against former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence trafficking linked to the Plus Ultra airline bailout. Zapatero will testify on June 17 and 18 at the Audiencia Nacional. Pedro Sánchez expressed support for the former socialist leader.

 

 

 

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