Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years behind bars for his central role in the major corruption scandal known as the “Koldo Case”.

Ábalos, once a senior Socialist Party (PSOE) figure and close ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, was convicted of playing a key role in a criminal organization, bribery, embezzlement, and influence peddling.

PHOTO: ex-Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and Israel-hater PM Sanchez