Former Spanish prime minister under investigation for role in airline bailout
A Spanish court is investigating former Spanish Primer Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes.
The allegations are part of an investigation into a government bailout of an airline.
The National Court in Madrid is investigating the Spanish government bailout of the Plus Ultra airline.
The company received 53 million euros in public money in 2021 as part of COVID-19 recovery funds.
The court on Tuesday said its probe into the bailout has been widened to include Zapatero, who served as prime minister from 2004 to 2011.
He is a member of the Socialist party headed by current Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Spanish ex-PM Zapatero investigated
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