The inquiries on the king emeritus have been closed Juan Carlos of Spain, involved in a bad story of corruption. The Spanish magistrates have declared it “Not prosecutable”, conclusion that he does not acquit him but neither does he plead guilty.
As soon as the news spread, the Spanish media began to think about his return to Madrid from the buen retiro of Abu Dhabi, where he had taken refuge in 2020, when the scandal had overwhelmed him, but it was he himself who put an end to the chatter, with a statement addressed to his son Felipe.
“Right now, for reasons that belong to my private sphere and that concern only me, I prefer to continue to reside permanently in Abu Dhabi, where I have found serenity for this period of my lifeThe former sovereign said. Juan Carlos did not hide a certain bitterness. “I am aware of the importance for public opinion of past events in my private life, and I sincerely regret this, since I also feel a legitimate pride in my contribution to democratic coexistence and freedom in Spainfruit of the collective effort and sacrifice of all the Spanish people ».
Juan Carlos, however, intends to return to his homeland, to visit family and friends, and he will do so often, as he pointed out elsewhere in his letter, while remaining permanently in the United Arab Emirates.
A low profile choice that is more than understandable, also fully shared by Felipe VI, who “accepted and understood” his father’s decision, com reads the note released by Zarzuela. Juan Carlos, after abdicating in 2014, withdrew from the public arena in 2019, on the eve of the scandal. The fault of an intricate one question of bribes for the construction of a railway in Saudi Arabia.
The facts date back to when he was still on the throne, an element that helped to save him before the law: in those days enjoyed immunity. In 2020 Juan Carlos had paid 678 thousand euros to the Spanish tax authorities to face the charges of escape which, after his escape, had also initiated a financial investigation. The investigations had gone on, but nothing more was known about him. At the beginning of 2021, Prime Minister Sánchez had communicated the government’s decision not to deprive him of the title of “King emeritus”. Little thing in front of a story potentially devastating for the Crown, also topped off by an extramarital affair with Corinna Larsen, the most famous of Juan Carlos’ former loversto which the king would make a large cash donation at the end of their story, as a gift for the good old days.
Far too much to go back to life as if nothing had happened. Better a golden exile.
Source: Vanity Fair
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