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Koldo Garcia, former adviser of Spanish transport minister, attends an investigation commision over a graft case linked to the purchase of face masks during the pandemic, at the Senate in Madrid on April 22, 2024. A Spanish Senate commission today began to investigate corruption scandals related to the purchase of masks during the COVID pandemic that have implicated both the government and the opposition. The comission will focus primarily on the so-called Koldo case, named after Koldo Garcia, a close adviser to Jose Luis Abalos, who served as transport minister from 2018-2021 and a key member of Sanchez's Socialist party. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)