The National Court approves investigating Zapatero's businesses in Bolivia for possible trafficking of influence

The National Court has decided to include former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in the investigation for the payment of 200,000 euros he received from the Peruvian company Gloria, allegedly for mediating with Bolivian authorities for a pending compensation. The third Criminal Section rejected the appeal from Zapatero's defense, which sought to exclude a police report mentioning this payment. The police report from June implicated Zapatero in an alleged mediation to benefit the Peruvian company Gloria in litigations with Bolivia, noting a remuneration of 200,000 euros. The magistrates considered that these facts are connected to the object of the proceedings, based on communications found in the records of Zapatero's office.