The judge rejects charging Zapatero with a new offense of embezzlement for the jewels

Judge José Luis Calama has dismissed the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's request to charge former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero with embezzlement regarding jewelry he allegedly failed to return to the State Heritage. The judge argued that the prosecutor's interpretation lacked legal basis at the time of the events. Additionally, he has halted tax inspections involving Zapatero, his family, and associated individuals and companies.