Spain's Princess Cristina told to appear in court for tax fraud, money laundering
Source: Deutsche Welle
A Spanish judge has ordered the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos to appear in court on allegations of tax fraud and money laundering. The charges against her, though, will not necessarily result in a trial.
The examining magistrate in Palma de Mallorca, Jose Castro, handed down the ruling on Tuesday in which he charged Princess Cristina, 48, and summoned her to appear in court on March 8.
Her husband, former Olympic handball player Inaki Urdangarin, had been earlier charged with fraud, tax evasion, falsifying documents and the embezzlement of 6 million euros ($8 million) in publish funds through the charitable foundation Noos institute, which he headed from 2004-06.
In his 227-page written decision, Castro said his team had gathered sufficient evidence to summon the princess on suspicion of involvement in some of her husband's alleged illegal dealings.
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