12/13/2020 2:16 PM
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Updated 12/13/2020 2:16 PM
The payment of the debt with the Spanish Treasury of the Emeritus King of Spain, Juan Carlos I,
has stirred the debate about his possible return to the country
after four and a half months of stay in the United Arab Emirates, although the Royal Household remains silent about the former monarch's alleged wish to return at Christmas.
Juan Carlos de Borbón
has transferred his intention to close
, at least temporarily, his stay in Abu Dhabi through relatives, although some of them have shown their reluctance that Christmas is the right time due to the repercussions that his arrival in Spain would bring. .
The Prosecutor's Office of the Spanish Supreme Court
maintains three investigations
into the father of Felipe VI, the current Spanish monarch, and is going to examine in detail his settlement with the Treasury, estimated at 678,393 euros.
In addition to his problems with the Spanish treasury, the Office of the High Court Prosecutor has open inquiries to Juan Carlos I, 82, for
alleged money laundering
, after receiving a report from the public body in charge of supervising and preventing this type of crimes.
AFP
The Spanish king emeritus is also being investigated for the possible collection of millionaire commissions for the works of the high-speed train (AVE) to Mecca (Saudi Arabia).
In the midst of the open discussion about the suitability or not of his return to Spain, the Spanish Government, headed by the socialist Pedro Sánchez, has recalled this week that the former head of state
does not currently have any legal cause
and leaves the decision in the hands of the Royal House, which has not yet spoken.
"The king emeritus wants to return. And to articulate his return correctly, the logical thing is that there is an agreement between Felipe VI, the Royal Household and the Government," recommends the former president of the Spanish Senate Juan José Laborda.
Speaking to EFE, Laborda believes that it would be convenient for the Spanish Parliament to join in some way
in the search for a solution
as it is a parliamentary monarchy.
The fact that the king emeritus is an elderly person - next January 5 he will be 83 years old - and
that he "needs help"
due to his physical condition, should be a mitigating factor to facilitate his return, according to the former Socialist Senate president.
Debate
Other experts, on the other hand, disagree that the return of Juan Carlos I was relevant in view of the current intense political debate on the Monarchy, heated by the republican formation United We Can, a partner in the coalition government with the Socialist Party (PSOE) , and the independentistas.
For the historian Jordi Canal, it
is "understandable"
that Juan Carlos de Borbón wants to meet his family again at Christmas, but "from a political and institutional point of view, it is not a good time."
"At the media level, Felipe VI would be reduced to the background. I understand the prudence of the Royal House. He is doing a very good job and
the only thing that is causing him problems is his father"
, reflects to EFE Canal, author of the book " The monarchy of the XXI century ".
In the event that Juan Carlos I put an end to his "parenthesis" outside of Spain, as he defined it when on August 3, when he decided to leave the country and settle in the United Arab Emirates, another question to be answered is
where he would stay.
Felipe VI withdrew the economic allowance he received from the Spanish State, in addition to renouncing his inheritance as a rejection of his hidden businesses abroad, but the former head of state is still a member of the Royal Family and
retains the life title of king.
As proof of the institutional connection that he still maintains,
the Royal House has included him in
this year's
Christmas postcard
with his signature together with that of Queen Sofía and the congratulations of "Happy Easter and New Year."
Canal maintains that it would be "an immense mistake and would generate even more complications" a hypothetical return to the Palacio de la Zarzuela, the habitual residence of the Spanish monarchy,
"although it had the right to do so"
due to its status.
Laborda is inclined for his residence to also form part of the eventual agreement between the Royal Household and the Government.
Among the alternatives that have been pointed out, is the chalet where Pilar de Borbón, Juan Carlos I's older sister, who died almost a year ago,
lived in a residential area on the outskirts of Madrid.
There has also been talk of the town of Sanxenxo, in Galicia (northwestern Spain),
where the emeritus king has friends
, with whom he has been in contact during his stay in the United Arab Emirates.
A third option could be the apartment of one of his daughters, the Infanta Elena, in Madrid, with the disadvantage that it is very exposed as it is in the center of the Spanish capital.
His eldest daughter,
who is closely linked to her father
, traveled to Abu Dhabi a few weeks ago, in the only family visit that has transpired.
Carlos Pérez Gil. EFE Agency
PB
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