These are the 12 jewels that Zapatero identified as a gift from the Saudi King in 2007
The defense of the former president argues that the pieces are not worth 1.2 million euros, as the auction house Ansorena pointed out.
Former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's defense has claimed that 12 of the over 60 jewels found in his office safe were a gift from then-Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud during an official visit in 2007. These 12 jewels, valued by auction house Ansorena at over 1,233,000 euros, make up 93.2% of the total value of all seized pieces.
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