Spanish prosecutors drop abuse case against Julio Iglesias
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Spanish singer Julio Iglesias (seen here in 2015) had denied claims of human trafficking for forced labour and servitude, sexual assault and violations of workers’ rights.
PHOTO: AFP
- Spanish High Court shelved the Julio Iglesias investigation due to lack of jurisdiction, as alleged crimes occurred abroad.
- Women's Link Worldwide filed the complaint on behalf of two women, accusing Iglesias of human trafficking and sexual assault.
- Prosecutors noted that the accusers weren't Spanish residents and prosecution could be pursued in the Dominican Republic/Bahamas.
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MADRID - Prosecutors at Spain’s High Court have shelved a preliminary investigation into singer Julio Iglesias, saying on Jan 23 that the court lacked jurisdiction as the alleged crimes were abroad and the accusers did not reside in the country.
Rights group Women’s Link Worldwide had filed the complaint on Jan 5
The accusations included human trafficking for forced labour and servitude, sexual assault and violations of workers’ rights.
Iglesias described them as “completely false”
Attempts by Reuters to contact representatives of Iglesias, 82, have gone unanswered.
His record label Sony has declined to comment on the case.
The prosecutor’s office said in a filing seen by Reuters that the High Court was unable to try Iglesias as the alleged crimes were in the Dominican Republic and Bahamas, adding that prosecution could still be sought in those two countries.
In addition, the alleged victims were not Spanish and did not reside in Spain, it said, citing Supreme Court jurisprudence that limited the legal principle of universal jurisdiction. REUTERS
