Judge Calama asks the US for permission to use messages about Zapatero as trial evidence

El juez Calama pide a EE UU autorización para usar como prueba en un juicio los mensajes sobre Zapatero

Jun 9, 2026, 10:11 AM es source ↗

Summary

Judge Calama has asked the United States for authorization to use, as evidence in a trial, messages mentioning former prime minister Zapatero. In March a US agency handed Spanish police the contents—seized in 2021—of the phone of Rodolfo Reyes, a Venezuelan former executive of the airline Plus Ultra.

Preview

Una agencia estadounidense entregó en marzo a la Policía española el contenido del móvil del exdirectivo venezolano de Plus Ultra Rodolfo Reyes con mensajes que habían incautado en 2021 y en los que se menciona al expresidente

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