Spain’s Graft Scandals Reach Palace as King’s Adviser Testifies
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The graft allegations roiling the Spanish elite may edge closer to the head of state, King Juan Carlos, when his son-in-law and a senior palace official testify in court on corruption charges.
Inaki Urdangarin, a former Olympic handball player married to Princess Cristina, is due to answer questions in Mallorca tomorrow as part of a private prosecution where he has been named as an official suspect on six counts including fraud, embezzlement and money laundering, a court spokeswoman said. Magistrates on the tourist island will also question Carlos Garcia Revenga, the princess’s personal secretary, who is also a suspect, she said.