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Cyprus Mail22 Jun 2026

Spain’s ex-transport minister sentenced to 24 years for corruption

Spain’s ex-transport minister sentenced to 24 years for corruption

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s former transport minister, Jose Luis Abalos, was sentenced on Monday to 24 years in prison for a slew of offences involving corruption, the first verdict in a series of court cases linked to the ruling Socialist Party.

The unusually long sentence reflected the accumulation of felonies committed, including kickbacks from facemask purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the damage to public trust caused by a minister of Abalos’ rank breaching the rules...

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