Ábalos has lost his congressional rights and will not be able to vote from prison
The former socialist minister shall receive no financial compensation from the courts.
The Bureau of the Congress of Deputies has unanimously agreed to suspend the parliamentary rights of former Minister José Luis Ábalos, once the indictment has been ratified, so that he will not receive any remuneration or participate in the votes until his situation is clarified in the courts.
This decision was taken after the Supreme Court Appeals Chamber on Wednesday upheld the decision of the examining magistrate to prosecute Ábalos pursuant to Article 21 of the Rules of Procedure.
Minutes after this decision became known, the former minister has stated in his' X 'account that he asked to be allowed to vote remotely, calling for the application of Article 82.2 of the Rules of Procedure of the House, which admits' exceptional circumstances of particular gravity '.
This suspension of his rights means that Ábalos shall not receive the financial compensation inherent in the status of a Member; that he shall be discharged from the coverage of social protection, as well as from the accident policy agreed by the General Courts; and that the proportional share of the subsidy to the Joint Group of Parliament to which he is attached shall be deducted.
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