Overview

• The Supreme Court is investigating €508,433 in tax-exempt payments made to former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos during 2018 and 2019.
• The Guardia Civil's UCO reported that these payments, labeled as allowances, do not appear in Ábalos's bank accounts, raising concerns over their origin.
• The Ministry of Transport, now led by Óscar Puente, claims the sums were misclassified travel expenses for the minister's delegation due to an internal error.
• Judge Leopoldo Puente has requested the Ministry provide certified details on the payments' purpose, dates, and accounts within a 15-day deadline.
• The investigation is part of the larger Caso Koldo probe into alleged corruption and kickbacks in public contracts during Ábalos's tenure.