### [2026-06-22](/feed/2026/06/22/index.md)

##### Koldo Case
# 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. 




### Sources:

1. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/22/spanish-pm-pedro-sanchez-former-right-hand-man-jailed-24-years-corruption)

### Changes:

1. A Spanish court sentences former minister of transport 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.  _2026-06-23 01:45:35 (First version)_
2. A South Korean court sentences former justice minister Park Sung-jae to 25 years in prison for being involved in former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration. Prosecutors state that Park assisted preparations for implementing the measure.  _2026-06-23 17:45:44 (Update)_
2. 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.  _(Current version)_

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