National Court of Spain faces probes tied to a former prime minister for alleged influence peddling and a Plus Ultra bailout, while Zapatero denies wrongdoing.
Spain's National Court has widened its 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 payments as investigators examine alleged kickbacks and improper lobbying tied to the airline's rescue.
Former Spanish prime minister Jose9 Luis Rodredguez Zapatero is being investigated for alleged influence-peddling in the Plus Ultra airline bailout. Police have recovered ,915,000 in jewellery at his office during the probe, which also touches on tax and contraband matters. Zapatero denies any wrongdoing as the case proceeds in Audiencia Nacional.