Judge Refuses to Charge Zapatero with Embezzlement of Saudi Arabian Jewels
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The Magistrate of the National High Court considers that it cannot be assumed that the jewels allegedly given by the King of Saudi Arabia were public property and suspends the Treasury inspections of the former President, his family and his partner
The judge has rejected the prosecution's request to investigate former government president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged embezzlement by keeping the jewels that, according to the former PSOE leader, would have been given to him by the king of Saudi Arabia in 2007, when the socialist leader was in charge of the executive branch. The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor considers that Zapatero could incur embezzlement of public funds by failing …
The instructor states that in 2007 there was no rule that obliged Spanish presidents to give gifts
The judge maintains the crime of smuggling and tax fraud but opposes extending the offence of embezzlement because if it was a gift he was not obliged to return it
The judge of the National High Court rejects the Anticorruption proposal referring to gemstones allegedly received by the former president in 2007 and valued at one million euros Read
Judge Calama contends that when the facts occurred, no legal provision imposed that gifts received by senior officials should remain...
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