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A judge in Spain rejects a request to ask Saudi Arabia about the origin of Zapatero's jewelry

Updated 2026-10-29 · told from many outlets at once

Zapatero claimed the jewels were a gift from the Saudi monarch. Calama said the factual hypothesis lacks objective corroboration. Judge José Luis Calama rejected sending a judicial order to Saudi Arabia. The Good Governance Code requires significant institutional gifts to enter public assets.

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