Zapatero summoned in Plus Ultra probe over alleged influence peddling tied to a government airline bailout. Former Spanish PM (2004–2011).
Spain's National Court has widened a probe into the 2021 €53m Plus Ultra bailout and has searched former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's Madrid office; Zapatero has been summoned to testify on June 2 and has denied receiving any payments related to the rescue as investigators examine possible kickbacks and improper lobbying.