1 of 1
Story summary
- Former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, whose office and three firms were searched, is under investigation for alleged influence-peddling tied to a €53 million Plus Ultra bailout and will appear before the Audiencia Nacional on 2 June.
- Prosecutors examine Plus Ultra’s use of rescue money and Venezuelan laundering through France, Switzerland and Spain.
- The case joins probes of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s family, prompting the Socialist Party to cite its rights-expansion record.
