Overview
- The Senate's 'caso Koldo' commission scheduled José Luis Ábalos to testify on Thursday, 8 January as it resumes work after the holiday break.
- PP Senate spokesperson Alicia García announced the date, with the party using its upper-house majority to set the appearance.
- Ábalos has been in preventive detention at Soto del Real since 27 November under a Supreme Court order that cited an "extreme" flight risk.
- Prosecutors are seeking a 24-year sentence in the first case set to reach trial, the 'caso mascarillas', while other judicial pieces remain active.
- PP sources say the hearing is intended to give Ábalos a chance to reveal information, although he previously testified before the Senate in May 2024 without doing so.