Judge Calama questions Zapatero's version of the jewels and refuses to ask Saudi Arabia
The magistrate takes this step after the former president stated that the jewels were a “gift” from the late King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Judge José Luis Calama has questioned José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's account of the origin of seized jewelry, stating it lacks external corroborating evidence. The judge made this statement in a ruling rejecting Zapatero's request to send a rogatory commission to Saudi Arabia to investigate the matter. The seized jewelry was taken from Zapatero's office during a search on May 19.
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