Koldo affair

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The Koldo affair (Spanish: Caso Koldo) or Ábalos affair (Caso Ábalos), is an ongoing corruption prosecution conducted by the Supreme Court of Spain that began on 28 February 2024. The case is centred around José Luis Ábalos (the former transport minister) and his former advisor Koldo García Izaguirre. The case involves several political figures, primarily close allies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and was originally sparked by questions over the purchase of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over time, the case started to be linked to a series of other scandals which had come about during Sánchez's second and third ministries, including the Delcygate scandal of 2020, in which the Venezuelan minister met with key government figures despite being under international sanctions; an ongoing case surrounding Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez; and a series of affairs by Ábalos that involved close relations being employed in government despite having little experience and receiving large benefits.

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