Spanish Royal Family

2020-08-18T07:30:02+00:00

Regional News • Europe

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos is in the United Arab Emirates

King Emeritus Juan Carlos I **Credit:** א (Aleph) (Creative Commons Attribution 2.5)

The Spanish royal palaced confirmed that former king Juan Carlos I has been living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since August 3. His whereabouts have been unknown since he left Spain amid a corruption investigation.

The finances of the former king are under scrutiny. Juan Carlos denies any wrongdoing and has said he is available if prosecutors need to interview him.

by @ericof

2020-06-08T17:00:01+00:00

Law

Spanish Supreme Court prosecutors to investigate Juan Carlos over kickback scheme

Spanish Supreme Court prosecutor has opened an investigation into King Emeritus Juan Carlos in connection with a high-speed train contract between Medina and Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

In a statement released today, the public prosecutor said: "This investigation focuses, precisely, on establishing or discarding the criminal relevance of deeds that happened after June 2014, when the King Emeritus was no longer protected by inviolability,".

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