
The former president of the Government responds to Judge Calama's request regarding the origin of the trousseau valued at 1.3 million euros
Former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has declared before the National Court that the jewels seized in his office, valued at 1.3 million euros, were an official gift from Saudi Arabia during a trip in 2007, requesting to certify the origin.
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Judge José Luis Calama required the former president to explain the origin of a trousseau valued at 1.3 million euros found in his office.
The former president of the Government maintains in the document that he has prepared before the National Court that the jewels were given to him by Saudi Arabia on the official trip in 2007 and calls on the National Court to inform the Saudi authorities to certify the delivery.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero thus responds to Judge José Luis Calama's three-day request to explain the origin of the trousseau seized in his office and which has been provisionally valued by the Ansorena jewelry store at 1.3 million.
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The National Court will request official certification from the Saudi authorities.
Likely · Within weeks

Former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has informed the National Court that the jewels found in his office were a personal gift from the late Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud during an official visit in 2007.

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