Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has expressed his 'support' in Parliament for former socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who is on trial for influence peddling as part of an investigation into the bailout of a small airline in 2021.

A Spanish court is investigating former Spanish Primer Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes.

Zapatero's office in Madrid was being searched alongside three other premises, the court said in a statement.