Zapatero's shadow looms over Ibero-America's largest criminal network
Claims that former Spanish PM Zapatero leads an international money laundering network are resurfacing through tweets and videos, with no solid judicial evidence.
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Zapatero's shadow looms over Ibero-America's largest incivil network
Accusations that have circulated for years about an alleged money laundering network linked to the international left have gained new momentum thanks to a viral tweet pointing directly at former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. According to the theory, behind the investigations coordinated by the FBI, the CIA, the Mossad and Spain's Guardia Civil lies the dismantling of an illegal financial empire operating out of Ibero-America, with stops in Africa and Dubai. The former prime minister, who has never been formally charged, would be the central figure in a scheme that would have moved vast sums of money over decades.
However, the story rests mainly on Twitter messages and YouTube videos, and so far no judicial charges have come to light. The publication of an article in El Debate about the Delcy case and the alleged manoeuvres at the Spanish Embassy has fuelled suspicions, but there is no concrete evidence linking Zapatero to that operation. Technology has come a long way since the 2004 Madrid train bombings, one sector warns, suggesting the evidence could be more sophisticated, but also that conspiracy theories spread easily.
What nobody explains is why, if the network is so vast and the international agencies are coordinating, no high-level arrest has yet taken place. The official silence does nothing to dispel the doubts.
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Accusations that have circulated for years about an alleged money laundering network linked to the international left have gained new momentum thanks to a viral tweet pointing directly at former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. According to the theory, behind the investigations coordinated by the FBI, the CIA, the Mossad and Spain's Guardia Civil lies the dismantling of an illegal financial empire operating out of Ibero-America, with stops in Africa and Dubai. The former prime minister, who has never been formally charged, would be the central figure in a scheme that would have moved vast sums of money over decades.
However, the story rests mainly on Twitter messages and YouTube videos, and so far no judicial charges have come to light. The publication of an article in El Debate about the Delcy case and the alleged manoeuvres at the Spanish Embassy has fuelled suspicions, but there is no concrete evidence linking Zapatero to that operation. Technology has come a long way since the 2004 Madrid train bombings, one sector warns, suggesting the evidence could be more sophisticated, but also that conspiracy theories spread easily.
What nobody explains is why, if the network is so vast and the international agencies are coordinating, no high-level arrest has yet taken place. The official silence does nothing to dispel the doubts.
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