¿Ábalos intentó vender la sede de su polémica ONG a una empresa de Malasia?

The text chunks provide evidence that José Luis Ábalos, the former Minister, did indeed attempt to sell the headquarters of the Fundación Internacional de Apoyo al Desarrollo Local y Social (Fiadelso), an NGO he founded in 1992 in Valencia , to a Malaysian company. This attempt occurred in January 2022, six months after he left his government position . Ábalos even signed a contract of sale ("contrato de arras") with the Malaysian company . The intention was for the property to serve as the headquarters for a new bank that the Malaysian company was trying to establish in Spain . Ábalos was actively involved in the negotiations, attending at least three meetings after leaving the government and even using a folder with the Congress of Deputies' letterhead for the negotiations . The text indicates that the sale of the property was linked to the Malaysian company's desire to expedite the acquisition of a banking license in Spain . There are no details on the exact legal status of the NGO in 2025 in the provided text. However, the text also provides information that refutes the successful completion of the sale. The deal ultimately fell through as the Malaysian company became suspicious of a potential "scam" due to a lack of transparency and delays in obtaining the necessary banking license . The company, suspicious that Ábalos and others would not fulfil their commitments, halted a payment of 240,000 euros that was meant to be used for the purchase of the premises . The Malaysian company also questioned the necessity of a physical headquarters for a bank in a commercial property . Furthermore, a report from the Agencia Valenciana Antifraude indicates a possible "inactivity" of Fiadelso between 2016 and 2020 and that the Protectorado de Fundaciones should have extinguished it earlier, raising doubts about its proper functioning . The NGO is also reported to have lacked an approved Plan de Actuación since 2012, a document needed to reflect objectives and activities . While the text does not mention if there was a public statement by Ábalos regarding the attempted sale, it does state that there was an investigation in the NGO due to lack of control by the Protectorado de Fundaciones and irregularities by the entity . There is no information to suggest that the transaction was motivated by reasons other than a commercial transaction, but the suspicion of a scam by the Malasian company might indicate some unethical behavior. Based on the provided text, it is clear that Ábalos did attempt to sell the headquarters of Fiadelso to a Malaysian company, linked to the company's attempt to obtain a banking license in Spain . While the sale was never finalized due to suspicions of fraud , the intent and negotiations are evident. Therefore, the question regarding the attempt to sell the headquarters is answered in the affirmative. However, the sale was not completed, and the motives behind it include the facilitation of a banking license for the purchasing company. There is insufficient information regarding the legal status of the NGO in 2025 nor the complete motives of the sale other than a commercial deal, but the attempt to sell the property is undeniable based on the text. Based on the information, the statement is true that Ábalos attempted to sell the headquarters of his NGO to a company from Malaysia, though the sale did not finalize.