Former Spanish minister jailed for corruption

The former president of Spain’s Balearic islands has been jailed for six years for bribing a newspaper columnist to praise him in his articles.

Former Spanish minister jailed for corruption

The former president of Spain’s Balearic islands has been jailed for six years for bribing a newspaper columnist to praise him in his articles.

Judges in the capital Palma de Mallorca handed down the verdict against Jaume Matas, who once also served as a cabinet minister under former prime minister Jose Maria Aznar.

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