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When is the verdict expected?
When is the verdict expected?
And we are all entitled to think and have our own opinions here and elsewhere and nobody has to change those opinions to suit anyone else.
I feel really bad for Felipe and specially Queen Sofia, I hope something so unthoughtful as this doesn't hurt the monarchy in Spain, but I know it's in vain.
First I will say I know very little about the Judicial System in Spain, I get my views from all the news paper articles, the videos, the reports by various people around the world and from comments here and from my friends in Spain, I think that should cover it, and I think she is guilty as sin, this woman has had and still has everything handed to her in life, she is one smart intelligent cookie and I think she will throw her hubby under to the bus to survive, she wears the pants so to speak, after all is was raised to be what she is a *royal princess* and sometime royal barks and want everyone in their path to jump, she seems that type to me.I never said you should change your opinion, I just said it's ridiculous to pretend you know more than the entire Spanish Judicial System and can make accusations without proof. I also think Infanta Cristina is innocent.
That's my opinion and, as you said, I'm entitled to it. But I already know you don't know how deal with opinions different from yours.
I feel the same. I just hope the situation can be resolved soon and that it won't affect Felipe and Letizia's reign or the Spanish Monarchy in general.
I also hope that Inaki and Cristina's children haven't been affected too much by their parent's mess, and that they are able to lead relatively normal lives (or as normal as normal can be in this sort of situation) and that they are having a happy time at school. I've noticed that they have been smiling less recently...
I think the couple moving to Geneva was quite a wise move, as I feel that if they stayed in Spain there would be even more problems - am I correct in thinking that Inaki was voted as Spain's most second hated man once?
If the Spanish Court has dropped the charges, it is done for that charge. Over and finished. No matter what anyone personally thinks, doesn't matter. There will be theories about this decision until the day she dies. No one will ever know what went on behind closed doors and with whom. Done every day in all countries for many reasons. For the sake of her children, I am glad this section is over no matter my personal beliefs.
If the Spanish Court has dropped the charges, it is done for that charge. Over and finished. No matter what anyone personally thinks, doesn't matter. There will be theories about this decision until the day she dies. No one will ever know what went on behind closed doors and with whom. Done every day in all countries for many reasons. For the sake of her children, I am glad this section is over no matter my personal beliefs.
The court dropped the money laundering charges, but the tax evasion charges still stand. Doña Cristina might still stand trial after all. As for Iñaki, he is most likely going to jail.
The State (the Office of the Public Prosecutor) sees no case which can stand a tribunal and advises against a trial. The Tribunal still has to decide on that but it would be most painful for the Tribunal when it thinks there is a case, makes great hullabaloo by summoning an Infanta de España to Court and seeing the whole case crumbling away because there is no "substance". They will only start a lawsuit if there is a rock hard case with plenty of proof of a direct involvement and/or knowledge.
The problem is that some people think Her Royal Highness must be punished for being an Infanta and rich. Her only crime was the horrible choice of husband.
Well, all that and the tax evasion charges.....
As Duc said, there is no concrete evidence against Infanta Cristina, but maybe you know somenthing the Spanish Judiciary System doesn't know.
Be that as it may, but she is still *charged* with tax-evasion, maybe in the end she will be cleared of these charges, but at the moment the fact is that's not of the hook yet...
As Duc said, there is no concrete evidence against Infanta Cristina, but maybe you know somenthing the Spanish Judiciary System doesn't know.
Let me tell you what I do know:
1) I know that prosecutors drop charges for many, many reasons, and not all of them are related to the guilt of the person or lack thereof (even when they state there's not enough evidence)
2) Insufficient evidence is not the same as absolution. There is such a thing as innocent until proven guilty, but when the process is so steeped in political machinations, it's hard to not look at that with a jaundiced eye. Frankly, I find it very hard to believe that the judicial system is allowed to operate completely independent of all sorts of pressure.
3) When somebody under oath repeated states they "don't recall," or gives very vague answers.. usually there's something up there. I am speaking from experience here. From my understanding she was even shown receipts of the Harry Potter books she charged and she claimed to know nothing about them. Also from my understanding, the judge was exasperated by some of her vague answers.
4) And somehow I just know, that Diego Torres' wife, who also might claim to have trusted her husband, is going to be treated a lot more harshly by the judicial system.
JMHO, of course.
Let me tell you what I do know:
1) I know that prosecutors drop charges for many, many reasons, and not all of them are related to the guilt of the person or lack thereof (even when they state there's not enough evidence)
2) Insufficient evidence is not the same as absolution. There is such a thing as innocent until proven guilty, but when the process is so steeped in political machinations, it's hard to not look at that with a jaundiced eye. Frankly, I find it very hard to believe that the judicial system is allowed to operate completely independent of all sorts of pressure.
3) When somebody under oath repeated states they "don't recall," or gives very vague answers.. usually there's something up there. I am speaking from experience here. From my understanding she was even shown receipts of the Harry Potter books she charged and she claimed to know nothing about them. Also from my understanding, the judge was exasperated by some of her vague answers.
4) And somehow I just know, that Diego Torres' wife, who also might claim to have trusted her husband, is going to be treated a lot more harshly by the judicial system.
JMHO, of course.