Post date: Apr 03, 2013 1:20:58 PM
A Spanish judge charges the daughter of Spain's King Juan Carlos in a corruption probe into alleged misuse of public funds.
MADRID, SPAIN (TVE) - A Spanish judge on Wednesday (April 3) charged Spain's Princess Cristina, King Juan Carlos's younger daughter, in a corruption probe into alleged misuse of public funds by her husbandInaki Urdangarin, a court official said.
"The judge has issued a court ruling in which he calls Cristina de Borbon y Grecia to testify on April 27," the official told Reuters, confirming earlier reports from El Pais newspaper and Cadena Ser radio.It was not clear on what charges the princess was called to testify by investigating judge Jose Castrobut the unprecedented step may increase pressure on the monarch to abdicate after a series of gaffes in recent months.
Spain's Royal Palace was not immediately available to comment.