Spain's King Juan Carlos I has not been heard from for months.
Now some royals are considering visiting him in Abu Dhabi.
Will the king return afterwards?
Madrid- It has become quiet about Spain's *
ex-King Juan Carlos I
, who fled from Spain to Abu Dhabi in the summer - accompanied by worldwide media attention - after he was accused of corruption in several court cases in Spain.
But now "El País" announces that apparently some members of the Spanish
royal family
are considering visiting the disgraced former head of state in their new Arab homeland.
Juan Carlos I. |
Former King of Spain |
Born |
January 5, 1938 (age 82), Rome, Italy |
size |
1.88 m |
Spouse |
Sophia of Greece (m. 1962) |
Juan Carlos returning to Spain?
The royal house and the public prosecutor decide
The decision about when and above all how
ex-King Juan Carlos I will
return
to
Spain
will be made by the royal family, especially
King Felipe VI
, according to the article.
Decisive for a possible return will also be which inconsistencies and incidents still come to light in the course of the corruption investigations.
Spain's
Defense Minister Margarita Robles told the news agency “Europapress” that she would
leave
the prosecution of
ex-King Juan Carlos I to
the courts and the
royal family
.
At the press conference, she was asked about a possible military intervention that could bring the ex-king to Spain and to court.
The politician categorically rejects this.
Abu Dhabi has no extradition agreement with NATO and regulates the repatriation of people to their home countries with contracts for each individual case.
It seems almost impossible for the Emirates to send back the Spanish ex-king who was very fond of them.
Queen Sophia Involvement: Was She Involved In The Corruption?
The Spanish public prosecutor recently also
targeted
the entire Spanish
royal family
.
During an investigation into a Swiss account of
Spain's ex-King Juan Carlos I
, which is registered with a company in Panama, a trace was found that also
burdens
his wife
Sophia
of Greece and other members of the family.
But Sophia will probably not be charged.
The
author of the new Juan Carlos biography "Yo, el rey" (Me, the King, currently only available in Spanish) is
asking what other acts of
ex-King Juan Carlos I
will come to light. , Pilar Eyre, after.
She not only interviewed members of the
royal family
themselves, but also researched the political environment.
One interviewee was, for example,
Spain's
former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
According to her research, the ex-king had long been fascinated by the Arab monarchy.
"He made contacts in the Arab world as early as 1971 and wanted to live like the oriental kings," she explains to the newspaper "El Diario".
She is sure, "Juan Carlos I will never come back to Spain".
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