Spain's National Court has indicted former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on corruption and money laundering charges stemming from a 2020 airline rescue. Prosecutors allege he received nearly 490,000 euros through a consulting company linked to family friend Julio Martínez, who allegedly extracted a 1% commission (530,000 euros) from Plus Ultra's 53-million-euro government bailout. The indictment, based on WhatsApp messages, financial transfers, and testimony from French and Swiss authorities regarding suspicious fund flows, requires Zapatero to appear before judges—a historic first for a former Spanish president.