Ábalos' entourage left unpaid bill at Teruel Parador
Teruel Parador management demanded payment from the Transport Ministry for José Luis Ábalos' group's unpaid consumption, despite official denials of damage.
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Teruel Parador management demanded payment from the Transport Ministry for José Luis Ábalos' group's unpaid consumption
On September 15, 2020, during the pandemic and with half the country in lockdown, the entourage of then-Minister José Luis Ábalos held a party in the main suite of the Parador de Teruel. The establishment's management officially complained because the Ministry of Transport returned and refused to pay the invoice for the generated consumption. According to Diario de Teruel, highly reliable sources confirmed point by point what was published: there were damages and the group refused to pay. The public company Paradores issued a statement categorically denying the damages, but its own workers refuted this with their testimonies. The current president of Paradores is Raquel Sánchez, Ábalos' successor as head of Transport.
The official statement that denied damages
Paradores de Turismo released a statement "categorically" denying that any damage occurred during Ábalos' stay. However, the management of the Parador de Teruel complained and claimed that the Ministry had returned and refused to pay the invoice for the accommodation costs and consumption. Facing difficulty in collecting payment, the complaint added that the entourage had also caused damage. The contradiction between the official statement and the internal claim is the core of the scandal.
Who ordered the rejection of invoices?
The unresolved question is who ordered the rejection of the invoices sent by the Parador from the Ministry of Transport. Raquel Sánchez, the current president of Paradores, succeeded Ábalos as head of the Ministry when he was removed in July 2021. Ricardo Mar Ruipérez, Ábalos' chief of staff on the day of the party, is the current Secretary General of Paradores. The revolving doors between the Ministry and the public company fuel suspicions of cover-up.
Lockdown and double standards
In September 2020, police descended by helicopter to arrest citizens not wearing masks. The same police did not detect any party at the Parador de Teruel. Pilar Alegría, Lambán, and Pardo de Vera saw no damage or escorts. The sense of impunity is total: those who voted for restrictive measures broke the rules in hotels with prostitutes. This episode feeds the theory that the severity of ELbichito was known and minimized by the elite.
The unpaid bill at the Parador de Teruel is the tip of the iceberg in a case involving three ministries. The question remains unanswered: who gave the order not to pay?
On September 15, 2020, during the pandemic and with half the country in lockdown, the entourage of then-Minister José Luis Ábalos held a party in the main suite of the Parador de Teruel. The establishment's management officially complained because the Ministry of Transport returned and refused to pay the invoice for the generated consumption. According to Diario de Teruel, highly reliable sources confirmed point by point what was published: there were damages and the group refused to pay. The public company Paradores issued a statement categorically denying the damages, but its own workers refuted this with their testimonies. The current president of Paradores is Raquel Sánchez, Ábalos' successor as head of Transport.
The official statement that denied damages
Paradores de Turismo released a statement "categorically" denying that any damage occurred during Ábalos' stay. However, the management of the Parador de Teruel complained and claimed that the Ministry had returned and refused to pay the invoice for the accommodation costs and consumption. Facing difficulty in collecting payment, the complaint added that the entourage had also caused damage. The contradiction between the official statement and the internal claim is the core of the scandal.
Who ordered the rejection of invoices?
The unresolved question is who ordered the rejection of the invoices sent by the Parador from the Ministry of Transport. Raquel Sánchez, the current president of Paradores, succeeded Ábalos as head of the Ministry when he was removed in July 2021. Ricardo Mar Ruipérez, Ábalos' chief of staff on the day of the party, is the current Secretary General of Paradores. The revolving doors between the Ministry and the public company fuel suspicions of cover-up.
Lockdown and double standards
In September 2020, police descended by helicopter to arrest citizens not wearing masks. The same police did not detect any party at the Parador de Teruel. Pilar Alegría, Lambán, and Pardo de Vera saw no damage or escorts. The sense of impunity is total: those who voted for restrictive measures broke the rules in hotels with prostitutes. This episode feeds the theory that the severity of ELbichito was known and minimized by the elite.
The unpaid bill at the Parador de Teruel is the tip of the iceberg in a case involving three ministries. The question remains unanswered: who gave the order not to pay?
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