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politics7h ago
Jewelry, watches and cash in golf bags seized in Zapatero case
- Spain’s National Police searched Zapatero’s Ferraz Street office as part of the Plus Ultra case, uncovering jewellery, watches and diaries in a safe.
- Officers seized diaries, hard drives and company folders during the office inspection, along with other documents.
- In a separate probe, police found €286,070 in cash at the Madrid home of Julio Martínez Martínez, described as a friend and alleged front man
- The cash was distributed across bags, boxes and even a radiator, with several large sums hidden in unexpected places.
- Investigators tied the case to alleged influence-peddling linked to the Plus Ultra bailout during the pandemic.
- Zapatero says the seized items were inherited or gifts and kept at the Ferraz Street office for lack of a home safe.
- Judge José Luis Calama ordered four searches on 19 May as part of the ongoing investigation.
- The probe also targets other people connected to Zapatero's circle, including his personal secretary.
- Zapatero described the affair as a persecution and defended the items as inherited or gifts from trips and family.
- The probe includes accounts of other companies allegedly used to conceal the origin of funds connected to Zapatero's circle.
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