{
  "id": 16745058,
  "title": "Judge Calama questions Zapatero's version of the jewels and refuses to ask Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/el-juez-calama-cuestiona-la-version-de-zapatero-sobre-las-joyas-y",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T12:47:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/espana/2026-10-27/el-juez-rechaza-la-peticion-de-zapatero-de-preguntar-a-arabia-saudi-por-las-joyas-incautadas.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}