Jose Luis Abalos is cornered by the “Koldo case”. Your indictment could arrive within hours or even days. NOW, volunteered to testify before the judge, probably, to continue asserting his innocence in a case in which the UCO report places him as “the boss”, or at least that is how Koldo García and Víctor de Aldama designated him.
“I have said it a thousand times, that I did not benefit from public practicethat I didn’t get rich and anyone who knows me knows that’s true. And that I am not part of any conspiracy”, was the last statement of the former minister, who continues to deny any participation in the conspiracy.
And when it comes to facts reported in the report of the Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard, such as the more than 80,000 euros that a straw man allegedly paid him to rent a house to his partner, he assures that “proof is necessary.” : “The report does not prove anything, in a legal system it is accredited by the courts and therefore it is an investigative task which must move to the criminal phase. It’s one thing to say things and another to prove them.“.
“Now you have to provide evidence, you also have the right to defend yourself. I see assessments there which, in my opinion, they do not conform to the truth. Hypotheses are not valid in criminal proceedings, evidence is necessary,” was another of his defenses.
This Friday, Ábalos asked to testify voluntarily, even assuring that he could do so without a lawyer: “I will try to defend my innocence as I have tried so far, even if it is logical in this situation. problem even when appearing to tell the truth.”, without legal assistance. I’m willing to do all that too. My collaboration will be complete. But the defense of my innocence is also going to be intense.”
