Spain's ex-PM claims €1.3M jewellery stash was gift from foreign state
Politics Spain's ex-PM claims €1.3M jewellery stash was gift from foreign state AFP - [email protected] Published: 23 Jul, 2026 CET. Zapatero, who governed Spain from 2004 to 2011, was placed under formal investigation in May for alleged influence peddling in connection with the bailout of small airline Plus Ultra in 2021. A police search of Zapatero's office found jewellery and luxury watches valued at €1.3 million ($1.5 million), leading the investigating magistrate in charge of the case to probe additional alleged offences of tax fraud and smuggling.
- ▪Politics Spain's ex-PM claims €1.3M jewellery stash was gift from foreign state AFP - [email protected] Published: 23 Jul, 2026 CET.
- ▪Zapatero, who governed Spain from 2004 to 2011, was placed under formal investigation in May for alleged influence peddling in connection with the bailout of small airline Plus Ultra in 2021.
- ▪A police search of Zapatero's office found jewellery and luxury watches valued at €1.3 million ($1.5 million), leading the investigating magistrate in charge of the case to probe additional alleged offences of tax fraud and smuggling.
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Politics Spain's ex-PM claims €1.3M jewellery stash was gift from foreign state AFP - [email protected] Published: 23 Jul, 2026 CET. Updated: Thu 23 Jul 2026 17:01 CET Share Add a comment Spain's former Prime Minister (2004-2011) José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is under investigation for influence peddling. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz / AFP) Former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, under investigation for corruption, said Thursday that luxury jewellery found by investigators during a search of his office was a gift from a foreign country. Zapatero, who governed Spain from 2004 to 2011, was placed under formal investigation in May for alleged influence peddling in connection with the bailout of small airline Plus Ultra in 2021.
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