Overview
- Spain's top criminal court denied Koldo García's request for release after the trial ended and moved into deliberations.
- The judges said the risk of flight remains and noted that deciding the sentence requires a detailed, complex review of the case file.
- Prosecutors and a citizen‑led accuser opposed release, arguing that evidence against García looked stronger after the hearings.
- García has been in Soto del Real prison since November 27 under an order that weighed the long prison terms sought, including 19 and a half years for him and 24 years for ex‑minister José Luis Ábalos.
- He is due to appear this week at the National Court in a separate proceeding on mask contracts in Spain's Balearic Islands.