Spain’s princess summoned over corruption

The youngest daughter of Spain’s King Juan Carlos has been summoned to court over allegations her husband misused public funds. Princess Cristina’s husband Inaki Urdangarin has denied any wrongdoing and has yet to be charged. A former Olympic handball player, Urdangarin, also the Duke of Palma, is suspected of having massively overcharged local authorities for organizing sporting events, the BBC reported. There are allegations that millions of euros ended up in offshore bank accounts of companies he controlled. The sport events between 2004 and 2006 happened when the duke stepped down as head of the non-profit Noos Institute. Funds given to the institute were what the duke and his former business partner are suspected of misusing. Princess Cristina is alleged to have been involved as she supposedly knew about her husband’s financial affairs, the BBC said.

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