Businessman Julio Martínez assures Judge Calama that he was "informing Zapatero of Plus Ultra's needs"
The Relevant Analysis administrator states that “without the president”, he “couldn’t do anything in Venezuela”
Julio Martínez, the administrator of Análisis Relevante, testified before the Audiencia Nacional that he served as an intermediary between former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and the leadership of the airline Plus Ultra. Martínez stated that he informed Zapatero about the needs and requirements of Plus Ultra's rescue package, which amounted to 53 million euros, following the COVID-19 pandemic.
This information was shared with Zapatero during the initial discussions about the financing and loan request, according to Martínez's testimony to magistrate José Luis Calama.
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