Overview

• Former transport minister José Luis Ábalos asks Claudia Montes to retract statements he considers injurious and warns he will file a querella for injurias y calumnias if she does not.
• His filing requests that Montes acknowledge making public claims he deems calumnious against him and ex‑advisor Koldo García.
• Ábalos seeks €25,000 in damages for García for alleged harm to his honor, public image, and professional reputation.
• Montes has publicly accused García of workplace and sexual harassment and suggested connivance by Ábalos, allegations both men deny.
• A separate Gijón court has already admitted García’s request for a pre‑querella conciliation act with Montes in connection with her televised accusations.