Koldo and Ábalos Intrude on Diana Morant's Visit to Alicante's Bonfires

During the explosive climax of the 'Koldo case', with the latest UCO report featuring recordings of former minister José Luis Ábalos, former PSOE Organisation Secretary Santos Cerdán, and the ex-advisor, the news broke too late for the Bonfires. The artists had already crafted their ninots when the conversations about prostitutes, alleged bribes, and more were made public. A shame, as they would have provided ample material for Alicante's satire.

Nevertheless, these individuals managed to infiltrate Science Minister Diana Morant's visit to Alicante's Bonfires this Friday. It was inevitable. The PSPV's general secretary coincided with Ábalos and Koldo's Supreme Court declaration, making it impossible to avoid questions. On Monday, Morant labelled those involved in the 'Koldo case' as 'scoundrels' and demanded that 'the full force of the law' be applied to them.

The socialists are adamant about isolating the current crisis to these three individuals. They defended their organisation's decision to expel them due to the incidents associated with them and stated they have 'no confidence in their testimonies'.

Morant emphasised that, 'because of these scoundrels', the central government's and her party's 'honest and clean' work cannot be 'tarnished' by the 'repugnant and shameful' conduct of those implicated in the 'Koldo case'. Furthermore, the minister reiterated her 'condemnation' of the alleged corruption acts by García, Cerdán, and Ábalos and demanded they 'apologise'.

Morant was accompanied by the Government's delegate in the Community, Pilar Bernabé; the PSPV secretary in Alicante province, Rubén Alfaro; former mayor Gabriel Echávarri, and municipal spokesperson Ana Barceló, along with many councillors.

Similarly, Morant criticised the Popular Party, asserting that its leaders engage in 'mafia-like and undemocratic attitudes' because, for instance, in the Valencian Les Corts, governed by the popular Carlos Mazón, the PSOE has 'no representation on the board, for the first time in history', and the 'sole responsibility' for this lies with Mazón 'because we make him uncomfortable'.

Morant reproached the PP for voting against government proposals in the Congress of Deputies, such as debt forgiveness. She claimed that the Valencian Community 'has not received 600 million euros' due to the PP's opposition to advance payments. Thus, she urged the PP to approve this matter.

The minister also recalled that during the tenure of the popular Mariano Rajoy as Prime Minister, there was not only a 'corruption problem', but also an issue within the PP, which is the 'only party condemned as a criminal organisation' in Spain.