Zapatero's spokesman apologizes over the value of the jewelry
From 30,000 to 1.3 million euros: the appraisal of the jewelry found at Zapatero's office contradicts his spokesman, who admits having 'misled'. Police seized 103 pieces in Fe
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Luis Arroyo admits he lied about Zapatero's jewelry
Luis Arroyo, spokesman for José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, apologized on Wednesday for having "misled" when estimating the value of the jewelry found in the former prime minister's office. He originally put the collection at between 30,000 and 50,000 euros, but the expert appraisal values it at 1.3 million.
The difference, of more than one million euros, has sparked public outrage and suspicions of concealment. Police peine Zapatero's safe at Ferraz, the Socialist party headquarters, and seized 103 high-value pieces of jewelry, watches and bracelets, according to reports by Okdiario and El Confidencial. The Guardia Civil is investigating the origin of these items, in a case that has accumulated dozens of court filings.
Arroyo said the former head of government will explain himself before the judge "about that too". The fact that the 103 pieces were kept at the party's headquarters — not in a bank or an anonymous safe deposit box — only deepens skepticism about the official version. From costume jewelry to a fortune in precious metals: the leap is as big as the credulity it demands.
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Luis Arroyo, spokesman for José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, apologized on Wednesday for having "misled" when estimating the value of the jewelry found in the former prime minister's office. He originally put the collection at between 30,000 and 50,000 euros, but the expert appraisal values it at 1.3 million.
The difference, of more than one million euros, has sparked public outrage and suspicions of concealment. Police peine Zapatero's safe at Ferraz, the Socialist party headquarters, and seized 103 high-value pieces of jewelry, watches and bracelets, according to reports by Okdiario and El Confidencial. The Guardia Civil is investigating the origin of these items, in a case that has accumulated dozens of court filings.
Arroyo said the former head of government will explain himself before the judge "about that too". The fact that the 103 pieces were kept at the party's headquarters — not in a bank or an anonymous safe deposit box — only deepens skepticism about the official version. From costume jewelry to a fortune in precious metals: the leap is as big as the credulity it demands.
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