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.
Mariano Moreno Pavón, former PSOE manager and current Enusa president, testified that the party's 'caja 570' at Ferraz headquarters was funded only from official BBVA account withdrawals, with no requests for 500-, 200-, or 100-euro bills, denying Guardia Civil UCO report claims of 'txistorras', 'coles', or 'lechugas'. He confirmed reimbursements covered travel, representation, and activities with receipts, ruling out unmonitored cash to Ábalos or García: 'Of course [it was] impossible.'
Koldo García's lawyer, Leticia de la Hoz, presented nine undated, undescribed expense sheets (e.g., one for €4,543.55), which Moreno recognized in format but not details. Magistrate Andrés Martínez Arrieta intervened repeatedly: 'Ask about facts, not hypotheses,' restricting the defense. Funds were delivered by a security firm.
Ferraz secretary Celia Rodríguez confirmed delivering cash envelopes to Ábalos and García, charged to the Organization Secretariat and authorized by Ábalos. Former Transport Secretary Pedro Saura described Koldo-mediated meetings with Víctor de Aldama on the Air Europa bailout, which annoyed him post-Gürtel ruling; he clarified a 2020 note was internal, not a press release.
Former chief of staff to María Jesús Montero, Carlos Moreno, denied receiving €25,000 cash from Aldama for a tax debt deferral, referring him to the Tax Agency. Tensions arose with prosecutor interruptions and demands for concise answers amid lengthy statements.
