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Torrevieja and local areas Tuesday, February 9th 2016 - Edition 584
The Trial of the Nóos case
Today, Tuesday 9th February, the trial of the Infanta starts, pending pacts 'in extremis'. However, agreements between the prosecutor and some defendants may complicate the defence of Inaki Urdangarin The trial of the Nóos case, where the Infanta Cristina will be the absolute protagonist, begins today in the Provincial Court of the Baleares, in Palma de Mallorca, pending possible last minute pacts between the prosecutor and some of the 18 defendants. These agreements that revolve around the fact that the defendants might testify for the prosecution in exchange for
a reduction in any sentence, may complicate matters and may or may not, materialise. The infanta has been called to court along with her husband, Inaki Urdangarin. The Prosecutor is demanding 19.5 years in prison for the husband of Cristina de Borbon and sister of the King. Chronology: this has taken eleven years for this most awaited trial to come to court. The prosecutor submits a report to save the Infanta The sister of the King returns to the hearing today, 9th February Spanish citizens, stunned by an avalanche of cases of public
immorality, may not value the importance of the events that start today when for the first time in history, the sister of a king sitting in office, faces all the consequences of appearing in court charges. Cristina de Borbon, despite having the State Attorney on her side, has not managed to avoid a trial through a private prosecution, led by the union Manos Limpias, who are asking for her to be sentenced to eight
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years in prison for two tax offences. Felipe VI's sister will be sitting on the bench along with 17 other people, including her husband, Inaki Urdangarin; his former business partner, Diego Torres, and former Balearic President, Jaume Matas. The main issues from the prosecution relate to the use of public funds and awards worth 6.2 million euros from the regional governments of the Balearic Islands, Valencia and the city of Madrid to Nóos Institute chaired by Urdangarin and registered as a non-profit entity. Cristina de Borbon will be the last person on the list of defendants to testify before the court, presided over by Judge Samantha Romero, on February
26th, according to the tentative schedule of the hearing. However, today, the first day appears decisive. Prior to today's session starting at 9.15am, those accused can reach plea bargains to achieve reductions in sentences in exchange for recognizing the facts that the prosecution is putting forward in this indictment. It is becoming more than likely that a pact with the Balearic Government, including Matas, is included. The prosecutor claimed in his indictment that policymakers helped Urdangarin and Diego Torres to benefit "fraudulently through the Nóos Institute". Matas and former officials have been accused of providing contracts to pay Nóos "totally unreasonable prices" based on "false quotes" delivered by the entity directed by Urdangarin. Should the former Balearic political figures reach an agreement with the prosecutor Pedro Horrach and admit these facts before the trial starts, the position of defending Urdangarin and Diego Torres would be seriously compromised. Those who seem more willing than others to give into the legal battle are the four senior members of the Generalitat Valenciana, who are defendants in the case. This group, after failing in its attempt to be tried in the Provincial Court of Valencia, aims to try and convince the court that the agreements signed with Nóos were justified. The case starts and continues, today.
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