The Spanish Court supports investigating Zapatero for alleged influence peddling in Bolivia

The Spanish National Court has rejected excluding the investigations into José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero from the Plus Ultra case investigation. The court considers that the investigation by the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) was not prospective, but rather connected to the events under investigation. Zapatero is being investigated for leading a network of influence peddling that allegedly obtained economic benefits in exchange for his supposed mediation to secure a 53 million euro bailout for the airline Plus Ultra. The National Court has dismissed Zapatero's appeal and confirmed the decision of Judge Calama, who had refused to exclude the police report from the investigation.