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Video. Former Sánchez ally jailed for 24 years in Spanish corruption case

Updated: 22/06/2026 - 13:51 GMT+2

A major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to COVID-19 mask contracts.

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