The Supreme Court of Spain has given the green light for the Civil Guard’s Central Operational Unit to investigate the financial dealings of former minister José Luis Ábalos. This investigation centres around discrepancies between Ábalos’ reported wealth and amounts shown in tax records, raising questions about his financial transparency.

The inquiry follows a report from the tax agency, indicating that Ábalos received a total of seven hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred twenty-one euros from Congress over the past decade. However, the accounts presented by Ábalos report only a fraction of this amount at approximately seventy-nine thousand eight hundred forty-one euros.

Further scrutiny is directed towards donations made to the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, with the tax agency noting over forty-four thousand euros in contributions, while bank records show only eight thousand four hundred seventy-one euros. The Civil Guard seeks detailed records from Congress and the PSOE regarding these transactions.

In response, the PSOE maintains that all financial operations are correctly reported and have been audited by the Court of Accounts in compliance with political party financing laws. The investigation will also encompass associated members and their companies involved in related matters.