Ex-top aide of Spanish PM set to go on trial for graftMADRID, April 7, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A former right-hand man to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is to go on trial Tuesday in a graft case that threatens the Socialist-led minority government. Jose Luis Abalos is a disgraced ex-Socialist heavyweight, a former transport minister who helped propel Sanchez to power in 2018. This is the first major corruption trial affecting the government since Sanchez came to power in 2018 after ousting a conservative Popular Party (PP) government in a no-confidence vote over its own graft scandal. Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Cuerpo on Monday urged the court to act "forcefully" against Abalos, saying the party felt "outrage". One involves a former interior minister who went on trial Monday for allegedly spying on an ex-PP treasurer who had threatened to expose corruption.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 07, 2026 03:31 UTC