Overview

• Judge Leopoldo Puente rejected a bid to delay the statements and confirmed José Luis Ábalos and Koldo García will testify on October 15 and 16.
• The UCO’s latest annexes document coded talk for cash such as “chistorras,” “folios,” and “morados,” and describe Koldo García and Patricia Uriz as custodians who collected envelopes at Ferraz for Ábalos.
• Patrimonial analysis cites about €95,000 in untraced spending and details specific transfers and gifts, including €1,000 for Andrea and payments for flowers, jewelry, travel and lodging tied to private encounters.
• A restricted ‘sensitive’ dossier held at the Supreme Court contains explicit messages, photos and references to viagra and multi-woman encounters, and it is available only for on-site consultation by the parties.
• Legal sources highlight that if Ábalos were to give up his seat, the case would shift to the National Court but the investigation would continue and potential precautionary measures could still be sought.