Virginia Barbancho

Virginia Barbancho is a former technical manager at Tragsatec who has become a key witness in a corruption investigation related to the hiring practices of the Spanish public transportation sector. In her recent testimony, she confirmed that she was pressured by her superiors to overlook irregularities concerning Jésica R., the ex-partner of former Minister José Luis Ábalos, who allegedly did not fulfill her work responsibilities. Barbancho has publicly stated that she was instructed to ignore her suspicions about Jésica R.'s non-attendance at work, highlighting issues of accountability and ethics in public service.