{
  "id": 6128348,
  "title": "El expresidente de Plus Ultra reitera que pagó una comisión de un 1% al empresario amigo de Zapatero para lograr el rescate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/el-expresidente-de-plus-ultra-reitera-que-pago-una-comision-de-un-1",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T10:17:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/espana/2026-09-07/el-expresidente-de-plus-ultra-reitera-que-pago-una-comision-de-un-1-al-empresario-amigo-de-zapatero-para-lograr-el-rescate.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Julio Martínez Sola, the former president of Plus Ultra and its largest shareholder, has reiterated on Monday during his testimony before the National Court that he agreed to a 1% commission with businessman Julio Martínez Martínez, whom he claimed was pointed out to him by former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, in exchange for government economic aid to the airline, according to sources present during the interrogation. In his statement as a defendant to Judge José Luis Calama, the former founder of the airline revealed that he had spoken with Zapatero in 2020, proposing the \"intervention\" on his behalf if the ex-socialist leader could exercise influence to secure the 53 million euro rescue. Zapatero has consistently denied any mediation and claims the phone call never took place.",
  "summary": "Julio Martínez Sola señala que no sabe qué gestiones hizo el expresidente, ni hizo seguimiento de las mismas porque su único interés era el “éxito” de la operación",
  "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."
}