Overview

• Claudia Montes, ex-partner of José Luis Ábalos and former Miss Asturias, is set to testify about her allegedly irregular hiring at Logirail, a state-linked company, during his ministerial tenure.
• Investigators cite intercepted messages suggesting Ábalos and his advisor Koldo García influenced Montes’s employment, with García promising to 'fix it.'
• Montes reportedly did not perform any work during her employment and was dismissed in 2022, raising further questions about the legitimacy of her role.
• César Moreno, tied to alleged fixer Víctor de Aldama, is also summoned to testify about purported €10,000 monthly payments to García, as part of a broader financial network under investigation.
• The Supreme Court continues to expand its probe into pandemic-era corruption, including irregular public contracts and misuse of ministerial power.