Fernando Garea ('El Español') sees a "very harsh" ruling in the 'Malas Lenguas' debate about the Plus Ultra case: "Zapatero has a problem"

On the program Malas Lenguas of La 1, the journalist Fernando Garea ('El Español') analyzed the judicial investigation surrounding the Plus Ultra case and the situation of the former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, calling the order “very harsh” and defending that “the accusation as serious as attributing to Zapatero the leadership of a criminal plot is constantly repeated”.

Garea also maintained that in the case “there are conversations, there is an exchange of emails, letters, etc., and there are indications”, stressing that in the procedure “there are actions that point to letters, emails, written instructions, conversations and meetings with SEPI officials”. The journalist went further by pointing out that “Zapatero has a problem and probably the Government also has a problem”, in reference to the political scope of the case.

For his part, Jesús Maraña ('infoLibre') showed a more skeptical position, stating that “I do not see enough solid evidence for an accusation as serious as the one in the order”, and questioning that “where are the instructions from the Council of Ministers” or the direct trace of decisions attributed to the former president.

The exchange left a confrontational debate on the interpretation of the judicial order, between those who see relevant indications in the investigation and those who ask for greater prudence in this phase of the procedure.