Zapatero Challenges Jewelry Store's Appraisal of His Seized Jewels

Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's defense has requested the recusal of Joyería Yanes, the jewelry store appointed by the judge to appraise the jewels seized from his office. The defense argues that the store's general manager, Juan Yanes López, had already publicly stated that the pieces were authentic and could be worth 'a couple of million' euros, compromising the firm's impartiality. Zapatero's lawyers maintain that if the judge does not accept their request, they will propose a new expert for the appraisal.