Pedro Sanchez’s former right-hand man jailed for 24 years

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is under pressure after his former transport minister, José Luis Ábalos, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for corruption on Monday.

The court also sentenced his former aide Koldo García to 19 years in prison and businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years.

This trial is one of several graft cases involving the entourage of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

The court found him guilty of criminal organization, bribery, embezzlement and influence peddling.