At the PSOE they insist on the construction of a firewall that separates Jose Luis Abalos of Pedro Sanchez. Party sources assure that the President of the Government was not aware of the activities of his former right-hand man, that the news surprised them and confirm that they will vote in favor of the request for indictment.
Last week, the judge of the National Court in charge of the investigation into Koldo affair He asked the Congress of Deputies to prove that Ábalos is a deputy, after having read the UCO report in which his “relevant and responsible role” in the plot is revealed. This is the first step before filing a request for charges against Ábalos.
The request will be sent to the Commission on the Status of Deputies, which, after a hearing with Ábalos, will publish a report that will be voted on in the plenary session of the Congress of Deputies. As confirmed by the PSOE, Ábalos’ party – he is suspended from activism pending expulsion – will still vote in favor of the requirement for the Supreme Court to prosecute him.
Although voting for is a common practice in these cases, the PSOE presents it as a symbol of the fact that Sánchez was not aware of their affairs.
Despite the importance that Ábalos had in the party and in the government, the socialists insist on cleaning the balls and insist that Sánchez fired him in July 2021 for reasons other than the activities that are now known.
When Sánchez fired Ábalos, he did so to the surprise of much of the party and never gave anyone an explanation as to why. If I had fired him for what is being revealed, that would mean that the president of the government was aware of possible criminal activities with his right hand.
In recent hours, ministers like the spokesperson Pilar Alegria either Oscar Lopez They declared once again that they had no suspicion of Ábalos’ activities before last March, when the Koldo affair and the socialists requested the certificate of his deputy to open the file for his expulsion.
Even then, such a harsh reaction against Ábalos was surprising, as it was not yet clear what his role in the plot might be. PSOE sources assure that They discovered it “at the same time as everyone else”. information that came out.
On the party side, they comment that they did not know that the former minister could have exorbitant expenses. As published The countryin Ferraz, attention began to be drawn to the fact that the organizing secretary was passing on very high expenses to the party for the execution of his work. PSOE sources assure that during the examination of these expenses, “nothing happened”.
Climate of nervousness
After learning of the UCO report, Ábalos showed his willingness to voluntarily testify as a witness, despite being certified, “to clarify the lies that the report” is supposed to cast on him.
At the PSOE they are confident and do not consider that Ábalos can pull the cover, because they assure that there is no cover to pull, on the one hand, and on the other hand because he does not has not stopped being faithful to the party’s acronym. This was seen during the votes that took place in Congress, where your seat counts a lot in a context of extreme parliamentary weakness.
“In addition, all the people of his time are very calm“, say Ferraz sources. However, the climate of nervousness is evident and the scandal has broken out against Sánchez at a political moment when the wind is against him.
Moreover, some of his partners are already showing signs of discomfort. Canwho was in government at the same time as Ábalos, said it was “not credible” that Sánchez was unaware of Ábalos’ relationship with the plot being investigated because “he was his right-hand man”.
The spokesperson for the violets, Pablo Fernández, asked this Monday for “explanations” from Sánchez and the party to clarify responsibilities beyond Ábalos and at the “highest level” within the PSOE.
