The Economic Crime Unit (UDEF) has uncovered new evidence linking former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to businessman Julio Martínez Martínez in the case concerning the refinancing of the airline Plus Ultra. Among the documents discovered is a key contract for a one-percent commission that Martínez Martínez was to receive for brokering the airline's bailout. El Pais ↗
Investigators seized a copy of this contract at a warehouse in the town of Petrer in the province of Alicante. According to available sources, there is also a version of the contract signed by hand by both parties, although the copy found had been signed only by the airline. Martínez Martínez, who is facing criminal prosecution, was to receive a commission of approximately 530 thousand euros. El Mundo ↗
The contract provided for payment of the commission through an offshore company in Dubai called Idella Consulenza Strategica. Email correspondence from Zapatero's account reportedly initiated the operation aimed at ensuring the payment would not take place on Spanish territory. During a search of Martínez's residence, police discovered 286 thousand euros hidden in a golf bag, in the bathroom, and in heating radiators, plus five envelopes each containing ten thousand euros bearing Chinese characters. El Mundo ↗
Notebooks and documents seized during the search also reveal other opaque activities, including trading in Venezuelan oil and gold, contacts with political prisoners, and attempts to repatriate opposition politician Edmundo González to Spain. El Pais ↗
Investigators Discover Key Evidence in the Zapatero and Plus Ultra Case
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