Koldo case: judge summons Aldama and Ábalos former advisor this Thursday

Published on May 12, 2026 | Translated from Spanish

Judge Ismael Moreno, who is leading the Koldo case at the National Court, has summoned businessman Víctor de Aldama and Koldo García, former advisor to ex-minister José Luis Ábalos, for this Thursday. The summons as suspects responds to a report by the Civil Guard's UCO regarding contracts for sanitary material in the Balearic Islands, linked to the alleged mask scheme that implicates the PSOE and the Balearic Government.

A judge in a robe reviews a UCO report; in the background, two handcuffed men, masks, and a map of the Balearic Islands.

The digital trail of the contracts: how the UCO used data analysis 🔍

The Central Operative Unit has employed digital forensic analysis techniques to unravel the web of contracts. Through cross-referencing databases, bidding records, and payment traceability, agents have identified suspicious patterns in the awards to Aldama's companies. The use of artificial intelligence software to detect anomalies in specifications and invoices has been key to connecting the threads of a network that operated with electronic invoices and encrypted communications, according to judicial sources.

The mask scheme: the business that left no ventilators and many questions 😷

While the UCO tracks every euro of the contracts, one wonders if these businessmen thought buying masks was like ordering a daily special. It turns out the menu included cost overruns, commissions, and a delivery service that never arrived. Aldama and Koldo will have to explain whether the sanitary material was lost in a black hole or simply blown away by the wind, the same wind that is now blowing strongly at the National Court.