PP lawyer allegedly offered Koldo Garcia one million euros for anti-Sanchez information, PSOE demands explanations

Recordings from prison made by Koldo Garcia, former advisor to ex-minister Jose Luis Abalos, have revealed an alleged central role of the Popular Party in a bribery scheme to spread falsehoods about Pedro Sanchez. Garcia, convicted to 19 years and eight months in prison in the mask case, claims that Alberto Duran, a former PP legal official, offered to pay his legal defense and an additional one million euros.

According to Garcia, the proposal was made during two meetings held in May 2025 at a law office in Madrid near the PP national headquarters. Duran allegedly proposed a possible sentence reduction that would allow Garcia to avoid prison, keep his family out of the judicial process, and finance his defense.

Garcia states that the million euros would be managed by Eduardo Inda through Dos Mil Palabras, the company that edits OKdiario. In one of the audios broadcast by Cadena SER, Garcia says that Eduardo Inda was the PP's payer.

The Socialist Party has requested urgent explanations from Alberto Nunez Feijoo's party after Cadena SER published the story on Thursday. Socialist sources confirmed they contacted the PP headquarters at Genoa to demand explanations, but ruled out legal actions for the moment.

Both Alberto Duran and the Popular Party have denied the accusations. Duran denies the facts, and the party has not admitted any involvement. Cadena SER says three other sources corroborate the existence of the offer, although there is no record that the alleged pact to pay the one million euros was executed.

The payments reportedly never took place, but OKdiario allegedly made payments to De la Hoz for defending the advisor in exchange for an interview and the rights to edit a book about him. Eduardo Inda's company ended up paying 242,000 euros to his lawyer for the defense fees.