#Zapatero [#AudienciaNacional]() # Judge rejects Zapatero's bid to annul Plus Ultra case 4 September 2026 at 17:18 > A Spanish judge has dismissed a request by former PM Zapatero to nullify an investigation into alleged influence peddling and laundering. Judge José Luis Calama of the **Audiencia Nacional** has rejected a request from former Prime Minister **José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero** to declare the Plus Ultra case null. The judge dismissed claims that the probe into alleged influence peddling violated his rights. The defence sought to exclude evidence from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, alleging illicit analysis. The case, involving a 2021 public rescue and 2025 money laundering probe, saw searches at Zapatero's office and a partial freeze on his accounts. Judge Calama ruled there was no attempt to manipulate the choice of judge. The investigation remains significant following the 2025 search of the airline's headquarters and the discovery of jewellery in a safe at the former president's private office. ## Related news #OuigoStrike #TrainCancellations #SpainTransport [#Semaf]() [#AudienciaNacional]() 29 October 2026 at 18:47 ## [Court suspends Ouigo minimum services for strike]() > The Audiencia Nacional has halted a Ministry of Transport resolution, forcing Ouigo to cancel 40 trains and impacting 20,000 passengers. [#AudienciaNacional]() #PortOfCeuta 17 September 2026 at 09:32 ## [Court halts migrant camp project in Ceuta Port]() > The Audiencia Nacional has provisionally suspended the Ministry of Transport's plan to install a migrant camp in the Port of Ceuta. [#AudienciaNacional]() [#Ceuta]() 4 September 2026 at 15:24 ## [Prosecutor backs Ceuta mass entry investigation]() > Spain's Audiencia Nacional prosecutor supports a probe into Moroccan security forces over the mass entry of immigrants into Ceuta.