Madrid (Spain), 17 June (LaPresse) – The investigating judge of the Spanish National Court, José Luis Calama, has rejected the request by the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office and the private prosecution to impose precautionary measures on former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who is under investigation for influence peddling, membership of a criminal organisation and other offences. This is stated in the ruling issued by Calama himself, which has been seen by LaPresse. The anti-corruption prosecutor’s office and the private prosecution had requested that the former prime minister’s passport be withdrawn, that he be barred from leaving Spain, and that he be required to report to the authorities every fifteen days.
Spain: Investigating judge does not confiscate Zapatero’s passport

Madrid (Spain), 17 June (LaPresse) – The investigating judge of the Spanish National Court, José Luis Calama, has rejected the request by the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office and the private prosecution to impose precautionary measures on former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who is under investigation for influence peddling, membership of a criminal organisation and other offences. This is stated in the ruling issued by Calama himself, which has been seen by LaPresse. The anti-corruption prosecutor’s office and the private prosecution had requested that the former prime minister’s passport be withdrawn, that he be barred from leaving Spain, and that he be required to report to the authorities every fifteen days.
