Judge Calama rectifies and will study the nullity of Zapatero's case

MadridThe judge in the Plus Ultra case, José Luis Calama, rectifies and now accepts to study the nullity incident raised by former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. The magistrate has partially admitted the request regarding a possible violation of some of his rights. At the time, Calama rejected the nullity incident of the case because he had filed the brief "outside the 20-day period provided by law since the party had access to the proceedings". Now, however, the judge has found that some of the resolutions he asks to be annulled were notified to him later and, therefore, the deadline would not have expired for all of them.

"After a filing by the former president's lawyer, the magistrate partially agrees with him and considers that access to certain documents in the case was granted a few days later, unlike what was initially considered, which is why his appeal was within the deadline", indicates in the ruling issued by the magistrate of the Audiencia Nacional. The parties did not have access to some proceedings until May 29, the date on which the deadline for filing the incident of nullity of proceedings should be set, and the deadline for submitting the nullity was set for June 26. "Consequently, the filing submitted by the procedural representation of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, as this party alleges, is submitted within the legally established deadline", acknowledges Calama in a ruling.

However, the investigating judge recalls that this does not determine the admission for processing of the incident in the established terms, but rather "exclusively with respect to the rulings that could not be appealed in form". Thus, some of the proceedings that have been appealed are excluded from the incident of nullity. Specifically, those relating to the searches at the former president's offices and at various companies, or that of the separate piece concerning the jewels.