Zapatero will testify this week as an investigator in the Plus Ultra case and the jewels that were seized from him
Judge Calama will question the former president on the 17th and 18th, who will be asked not only about the case of the airline that was rescued during the pandemic, but also about the jewels found in his office.
Zapatero, in a stock image. Europa Press
FormerPrime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will testify as an investigator on Wednesday and Thursday atthe National High Court. Judge José Luis Calama investigates the alleged irregular use of money to rescue the airline Plus Ultra , as well as the origin of jewellery seized in Zapatero's office.
In two days, he summoned the parties (Zapatero and his defence, the prosecution and the indictments) at 9:00 a.m. In fact, the socialist leader was due to be questioned on 2 June, but thedefence asked for more time on the grounds that he did not have access to the full case file.
The judge of the Audiencia Nacional, José Luis Calama, has been investigating the irregular use of 53 million euros granted by the Spanish Government to the airline Plus Ultra for an alleged offence of trafficking in influence and its possible connection with other crimes as a criminal organization. Calama has even accused the former president of being the head of this stable and hierarchical structure of trafficking in influence.
According to the judge of the National High Court, Zapatero received a fortune for his mediation.
A new investigation into the jewels found in him.
Judge Calama has recently opened another separate piece of jewellery seized from Zapatero's office in the Plus Ultra case, in which the former chief executive is charged with tax offences and smuggling, believing that the origin of jewellery is "unjustified."
The judge asked the jewellery store Ansorena and the Spanish Institute of Gemology for an assessment of the jewellery, which, according to this first assessment, is worth 1.3 million euros .
Political agenda also for Zapatero's statement
Zapatero's case will profoundly affect the actions of the PSOE and the opposition, and the parties will use their sessions in Congress as a tool of pressure.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, will have to answer questions from various groups at the government monitoring session. The PPleader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will ask him on Wednesday: "How long will this political degradation last?"
On behalfof the PNV , spokeswoman Maribel Cowero will question Sanchez about the negotiation of the General Budgets, while Ione Belarra, Secretary General of Podemos, will ask him for clarification on "the intentions of the Government from now on."
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