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Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is under a new investigation after authorities found luxury jewelry worth about €1.2 million in his safe, with questions over unpaid customs duties and potential tax fraud and smuggling; the case compounds an existing inquiry into his role in the 2021 Plus Ultra bailout, and he is due to testify in court later this month.
Spanish police raided the PSOE (Socialist Party) headquarters in Madrid as part of a National High Court probe into alleged interference in judicial cases affecting the government; the investigation also involves close associates of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, including his wife and former PM Zapatero, amid broader corruption allegations and mounting political tension.
Spain’s former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been placed under formal investigation for alleged influence peddling related to the €53 million Plus Ultra bailout during the COVID-19 crisis; he is summoned to testify on June 2. This marks the first time a former Spanish PM faces a formal probe since Spain’s democracy resumed after Franco’s era, and it coincides with political opposition calls for explanations amid broader government scrutiny.
Spain's former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been named as a suspect in a corruption probe linked to the 2021 state bailout of Plus Ultra, with a judge describing an 'influence-peddling structure' using shell companies and opaque channels to obtain benefits; his offices were searched, adding pressure to current PM Pedro Sánchez and his circle.