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flag Spain's top court jails ex-Transport Minister Ábalos over pandemic contract corruption charges, citing flight risk.

flag Spain's Supreme Court has ordered pretrial detention for former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, citing a risk of flight, in a corruption probe over alleged manipulation of pandemic-era public contracts for medical supplies. flag He faces 24 years in prison on charges of bribery, influence peddling, and embezzlement, alongside his aide Koldo García and another ex-official, all of whom deny wrongdoing. flag The case, part of broader scrutiny of government conduct during the pandemic, has strained Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s coalition and fueled speculation about early elections.

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