Thursday, December 29, 2011

Spanish King's son to face court

It has just been announced that King Juan Carlos's son-in-law, Inaki Urdangarin is appear in court on corruption charges. He has been summoned to appear before a judge on February 6 in Palma de Majorca. The announcement has taken the case to a new level. Inaki is going to be formally charged with fraud.

The case has been front page across Spain for the last few weeks. With many ordinary Spaniards expressing their disbelief and anger that even the Spanish Royal family can be involved in corruption when so many Spaniards are facing economic hardship. The Royal family, partly in response to the public reaction has published for the first time, the income levels for each member of the Royal family. But it seems to have done little to quash the public anger.

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