Barcelona gold medal removed the Infanta Cristina – La Prensa de Honduras

Madrid, Spain.

The city of Barcelona, ​​the second Spanish city, on Friday approved remove the gold granted for years to princess Cristina de Borbon, the sister of king Philip VI, now judged by supposed tax fraud.

the decision, which began processing in January to begin the trial against Cristina de Borbon and her husband Inaki Urdangarin, prime suspect in a corruption plot with 15 other defendants, was approved unanimously by the full city.

“the honor is not carried in the blood, it is something that has to be earned. and do not win by last name, power or money is earned with hard work and honesty,” he said Gerardo Pisarello, the second of the mayor Ada Colau , one of the left alternative Spain.

“the allocation and all suspicions fall on her and her family make this revocation is fully justified leading figures in the . This person represents a contrary values ​​that inspired the gold medal in Barcelona, ​​”said Alfred Bosch, head of the independence party ERC, which promoted the motion.

The gold medal highest distinction of the city, was given to the Infanta Cristina de Borbon in 1997, shortly before her wedding to former player handball Iñaki Urdangarin and the couple, then considered exemplary and modern, was installed in Barcelona.

Now, both are being tried as part of a major corruption scandal centered on the Nóos foundation, chaired by Urdangarin, through allegedly embezzled 6,000,000 public euros between . 2004 and 2006

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the trial began in January with 17 defendants, including Infanta Cristina, for two tax offenses, and her husband accused of corruption, fraud, tax fraud, influence peddling and money laundering, among other crimes, which could would pose to 19.5 years in prison.

scandal erupted in 2011 significantly damaged the image of the royal family and was one of the causes that led to the abdication of king Juan Carlos I in favor of his son Felipe in June 2014. a year later, the new monarch, who promised to make more transparent and modern institution, retired to his sister the title of Duchess of Palma.