Zapatero implicates his wife in jewelry decision, according to THE OBJECTIVE

Zapatero places his vvife at the center of the decision to keep the jewelry

Who decided to keep and hide the jewelry? According to information signed by Antonio Rodríguez in THE OBJECTIVE, former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero would implicate his vvife in the decision to keep and hide the jewelry. There is an uncomfortable origin — a Saudi gift — and a figure circulating without official confirmation: 1.3 million euros in pieces that, according to part of the analysis, should not have left the sphere to which they belonged.

What is known about the Saudi gift and the kept jewelry

The pieces were reportedly kept in a safe, and the explanation of the diplomatic gift clashes with a material argument that is repeated: valuable jewelry travels in its case and with a certificate of authenticity. It is easier to imagine a safe than to justify why they were hidden. Another suspicion is added to the public discussion: that part of the set could belong to the National Heritage (assets belonging to the Crown and state-owned). None of this is fixed by a judicial ruling. For now, there are only journalistic accounts and an uncomfortable logic: if the gift was private, hiding it made no sense.

From daughters to vvife: involving one's own family

The most uncomfortable trajectory is not that of the jewelry, but that of the names. First the daughters, then the secretary, now the vvife. This order, which in the debate is summarized with a low profile that already sounds like a joke, describes a defense that distributes responsibility inward. The hovering question is uncomfortable: is the family being protected or placed in the front line? The debate contrasts this with other cases where the implicated party was the spouse, not the politician. Let everyone draw their own conclusion.

What penalty does someone with no prior convictions face?

The debate raises a legal doubt that does not point to the former president, but to his vvife. Without prior convictions, the scenario considered for her would revolve around a fine. For him, the line would be different: a possible accumulation of cases, and one or two ending in conviction, would mark the difference between staying out or going in.

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The other front: Plus Ultra and financier Verhoeven

While the focus is on the jewelry, another front is mentioned in the debate. Verhoeven, the Dutch financier accused of using the Plus Ultra (Spanish state-owned airline rescue fund) bailout to launder money, testifies in the case this Friday, according to 20minutos. The discussion also compares this to a case citing 65 million euros and recalls that the former president was voted for by 14 million people, twice.