Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is under investigation for alleged tax fraud and smuggling after jewellery was discovered during a search of his office, a court said Friday.
Zapatero, a Socialist who governed from 2004 to 2011, was placed under official investigation last month for influence peddling and other crimes allegedly committed during the bailout of small airline Plus Ultra in 2021.
He has been summoned to testify in court later this month.
As part of the investigation, the authorities last month said they found luxury watches and jewellery of in a safe belonging to Zapatero.
Associates of the former Socialist premier said at the time that the items were linked to family inheritances.
