The younger sister of Felipe VI, Cristina de Borbon, and her husband Inaki Urdangarin will sit on Monday at the dock by the plot of "Noos case" which judges the activity of the foundation headed by the brother of the king and the alleged diversion of $ 6.6 million in public funds.
This is the first time a member of the Spanish royal family is subjected to a trial in this case of corruption. The Infanta is charged for their alleged cooperation in tax crimes of her husband, which in turn is accused of influence peddling, embezzlement, breach of trust, fraud, fraud, misrepresentation, crimes against the Treasury and money laundering.
With Cristina de Borbon and Inaki Urdangarin be another 16 defendants, including the former president of the region of Balearic Islands (Mediterranean archipelago), Jaume Matas.
The "Nóos case" investigating the alleged diversion of 6.1 million euros (6.6 million dollars) of public funds to the Noos Institute, a person born nonprofit and Cristina's husband presided from 2003 to 2006 founding.
More than four years of instruction, revealed that the partner Urdanagarín, Torres was the mastermind, while the then-law of King Juan Carlos was the hook to get customers and noticeably increase the fees and public funds it received the foundation created by both.
They managed about 3.5 million of the Valencian government (eastern region of Spain), 2.5 million Balearic (Mediterranean archipelago) and 114,000 euros in donations simulated Madrid City Council, as calculated by the prosecution.
To seize public funds who entered the name of the Institute Nóos brother Philip VI and his partner made use of a network allegedly made by companies owned by draining money to their own heritage.
Cristina de Borbon was the owner with her husband of Aizoon, the company that Urdangarin used to divert funds to their personal assets supposedly.
The defense argues that the infant she was completely out of daily management and administration of the company and that "merely set the seal without asking for explanations," the documents presented to him.
Although the princess is accused in the corruption scheme and tomorrow, during the first hearing of the trial, he will sit in the dock as charged, you can still get rid of the trial if the court decides to apply the doctrine booty call.
This case arises out of the process in 2007 against the president of Banco Santander, the late Emilio Botin.
And it states that you can not open trial of a defendant if only press charges against him the popular accusation, circumstances in which the infant is located, and that the prosecution did not file charges against her, just did the popular accusation union Clean Hands , which calls for eight years in prison.
Once the hearing is held tomorrow, the court of Palma (capital of the Balearic Islands) will have several weeks to settle if the king's sister to be judged, and must be declared along with the other defendants from February 9.
There are three judges responsible for this media event, Samantha Romero, Eleonor Moya and Rocio Martin; They totaling 32 years between all judicial career and have experience in corruption cases.
The hearing tomorrow is the culmination of a summary in fifty volumes and 76,000 pages spread over 91 folders, 14 cabinets and 17 cartons, which began four and a half years ago, on July 20, 2010 Research and where 352 is expected to declare witnesses.
The excitement generated by this trial forced to adapt a special building to house the 590 media professionals of 84 national and international media have been accredited to follow.