Ex-Plus Ultra CEO Confirms Paying 1% of Rescue Funds for Zapatero's Alleged Mediation

Former Plus Ultra CEO Julio Martínez Sola testified that the airline paid 530,000 euros, 1% of its 53 million euro rescue package, for alleged mediation by former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Sola admitted he did not know the specifics of Zapatero's actions but paid out of fear the funds would be necessary for the rescue.