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Spanish ex-king Juan Carlos makes rare public appearance in UAE

Juan Carlos was seen at a match featuring Spain’s Rafael Nadal at the Mubadala exhibition event

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Spain's former king Juan Carlos (L) attends the third-place play-off match of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. — AFP

By AFP

Published: Sat 18 Dec 2021, 9:42 PM

Last updated: Sat 18 Dec 2021, 9:50 PM

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I was spotted at a tennis tournament in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, days after Swiss prosecutors closed a $100 million corruption case against him for lack of evidence.

Juan Carlos was seen by an AFP photographer at a match featuring Spain’s Rafael Nadal at the Mubadala exhibition event, a rare public appearance since he went into exile in August 2020 following graft allegations.

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On Monday, Swiss prosecutors said they have closed the case against Juan Carlos over suspicions he received $100 million in kickbacks for facilitating a high-speed rail contract in Saudi Arabia awarded to a Spanish consortium.

After three years of investigation, the Geneva top prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the money transferred into a Swiss bank account had “not been sufficiently documented”.

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Earlier this month Juan Carlos also sought immunity from the English courts after his ex-lover accused him of spying on and harassing her.

Danish businesswoman Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn is seeking civil personal injury damages claim against the ex-monarch at the High Court.

But the 83-year-old Juan Carlos, who ruled from 1975 until his abdication in 2014, denies wrongdoing and argues that as a Spanish royal, English courts have no jurisdiction.

AFP

Published: Sat 18 Dec 2021, 9:42 PM

Last updated: Sat 18 Dec 2021, 9:50 PM

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