Juan Carlos I, 86, is once again the subject of controversy. The former king of Spain, exiled in Abu Dhabi since 2020, is the target of a complaint filed by former magistrates and public figures. They call into question the tax regularizations carried out between 2014 and 2018. A period during which several million euros of income from donations from Gulf monarchies, businessmen or even private trips would have been omitted in tax declarations .
However, for José Antonio Martín Pallín, former senior magistrate of the Supreme Court and one of the plaintiffs, this is not enough: “In a democratic state, the last word always goes to a court, in this case the Court supreme,” he declared to the TVE channel. The group of plaintiffs, made up of magistrates, philosophers and journalists, is not seeking a prison sentence. “We have not the slightest interest in prison sentences being handed down or anyone going to prison. What we are asking is that the fine provided for by law be applied at its maximum level,” said Martín Pallín.
This new complaint once again highlights the gray areas surrounding the former king’s finances and revives debates about his legacy and his role in the modern history of Spain.
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