8 hours agoThe former Spanish king under investigation for bribery
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Former Spanish King Juan Carlos is under investigation for bribery, linked to a high-speed railway contract in Saudi Arabia, the Spanish state lawyer said today. The state attorney's investigation will focus on “the exclusion of criminal responsibility for acts that took place following the kidnapping of Juan Carlos in June 2014”, it is said [...]
The state lawyer's investigation will focus on “the exclusion of criminal responsibility for acts that took place following the kidnapping of Juan Carlos in June 2014”, the statement said.
Spanish authorities in charge of corruption and economic crime have since 2018 investigated a case known in Spain as the <x0-seconds of the desert train”.
The Spanish consortium reportedly paid bribes to build high-speed railway infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
The former Spanish king is accused of taking $100m in bribes from the Saudi kingdom in 2008, writes the Spanish newspaper HINA La Tribune.
Neither the king nor the royal family commented on such claims.
The high - speed railway line between Mecca and Medina, built by several Spanish companies, took effect in October 2018.
