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Carmen Calvo, president of the Council of State and former socialist minister, has publicly criticized the role of businessman Víctor de Aldama after the Supreme Court's conviction of former minister José Luis Ábalos. Calvo expressed that a 'corruptor' like Aldama should not become an 'ethical model' for society, while also feeling 'pain' over the sentence against her former colleague Ábalos Source: infobae.
The Supreme Court sentenced Ábalos to 24 years in prison and Koldo García to 19 years in the 'masks case', a major corruption scandal involving overpriced contracts during the pandemic. Aldama, a key intermediary, was also convicted. Calvo's remarks come amid public debate on how to address corruption in Spanish politics.
In an interview on RNE, Calvo questioned what institutional controls exist to prevent such corruption. She noted that 'the person who corrupted' is being 'turned almost into an ethical reference in our lives', which she finds unacceptable Source: abc.es. She called for 'legal decisions' and 'sufficient controls' to avoid future scandals. Regarding Ábalos, she said his sentence 'hurts particularly' because he was part of a progressive project she shares, and warned that such behavior 'undermines the honest work' of many in politics.
Calvo emphasized that democracies must collaborate to ensure 'neither corrupt nor corruptors' exist, signaling a need for systemic reflection. Her statements highlight internal tensions within the PSOE over how to handle the fallout from the case.
“La presidenta del Consejo de Estado, la exministra socialista Carmen Calvo, ha reprochado que un 'corruptor' como el empresario Víctor de Aldama se haya convertido en un 'modelo ético' para ciertas personas”
“«¿Qué controles, qué fórmulas institucionales y legales tenemos?», ha cuestionado, al tiempo que ha puesto el foco en que «la persona que ha corrompido» se vaya a «convertir prácticamente en un referente ético de nuestras vidas».”
“La exministra ha afirmado que la sentencia contra Ábalos, con quien compartió Gobierno en la primera Legislatura del presidente Pedro Sánchez, le duele 'particularmente' porque ha formado parte del proyecto progresista y las siglas que defienden sus ideas.”
“«Y estos climas generales hacen que mucha gente sienta desconfianza de su sistema», ha advertido Calvo, para después defender que «el mensaje ético» que se debe lanzar tras una sentencia como la del 'caso mascarillas' es que «tenemos que colaborar todos a que no haya ni corruptos ni corruptores».”