2 min

Joy varies from neighbourhood to neighbourhood and so do housing emergencies. You can ask Jéssica R., the former partner of Minister Ábalos, who lived for two and a half years in a nice flat that cost 2,700 euros a month without having to pay a single euro. She was also hired by a company from which she was paid without having to bother to go to work. Of course, the smell that comes from the case is astronomical. On Thursday, Jéssica R. testified in court and it is curious how not even the right-wing media can agree on what happened. The World It seems that he has it clear and titles it: "Jéssica R.'s statement brings Ábalos closer to prison: "He told me to choose an apartment and I chose one near Ferraz." The subtitle highlights that "it was he who provided her with the luxury apartment paid for by a businessman" and the newspaper only has to throw the cell key into the river. On the other hand, in The reason They explain it very differently: "Ábalos' ex-partner protects him from the Supreme Court [...] and claims that he did not know who paid for the flat." What are we left with? Does this exonerate him or condemn him?Abc He also believes that Jéssica R. is trying to protect –as far as it is protectable, which does not seem like much– the person who was number 3 of the PSOE.

Former Minister Ábalos in an archive image.

While, The Country The subject is taken to a discreet module, whose headline diverts the focus: "Abalos' ex-partner says she never set foot in the public companies that hired her." Said like that, it seems that the subject is Jessica R.'s absenteeism from work, when what is really at stake here is that someone is given free flats and is hired – in exchange for what? – without having to work. The pity is that the subject of corruption is so mediatized by the media that it is impossible to agree on a single story, in which the same person does not incriminate and excuse a former minister according to the weaknesses of each newspaper.

stats