Overview
- Prosecutor Alejandro Luzón asked magistrate Leopoldo Puente to convene an Article 505 vistilla to reconsider precautionary measures, a procedure that permits the court to weigh stricter controls including pretrial detention or release on bail.
- Ábalos and Koldo remain free under passport withdrawal, a ban on leaving Spain, and fortnightly court check‑ins imposed by the Supreme Court instructor.
- Judge Puente previously declined to change those conditions during October interrogations yet noted a growing flight risk as trial approaches and left open tougher measures.
- The indictment ties both defendants to five alleged crimes linked to pandemic mask contracts: criminal organization, bribery, insider information abuse, influence peddling, and embezzlement.
- Prosecutors also seek seven years for businessman Víctor de Aldama, applying a penalty reduction for cooperation, according to the filing described by El País.