Biff_Poindexter
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Juan Carlos, Spain’s Former King, Quits Country Amid Multiple Investigations (Published 2020)
The former king’s departure, which comes as he faces financial inquiries, may fuel Spain’s political and social debate over the future of the monarchy.
www.nytimes.com
"The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, announced on Monday he was abandoning his country amid a Spanish court investigation into a lucrative business contract and a separate money laundering and tax evasion probe in Switzerland. In a letter released by the royal household and addressed to King Felipe VI, his son and Spain’s current monarch, King Felipe thanked his father and stressed the importance of his legacy, while at the same time underlining Spain’s adherence to the rule of law and the values enshrined in its Constitution. In March, King Felipe VI renounced his personal inheritance from his father, and also stripped his father of his stipend, amid a money laundering investigation launched by a Swiss prosecutor and focused on two separate offshore foundations."
This is stupid....doesn't being a King come with certain privileges?? All of this "adherence to the rule of law" talk is for the common folks, not royalty..not the powerful....So what he evaded taxes and did some money laundering; he was the King for crying out loud...isn't there some Deep State boogeyman he can blame all of this stuff on and move on? And what kind of son do you have to be to throw your own father under the bus like that?? You distance yourself from your dad and then strip away his royal cash-flow too?? This type of thing would never happen in the states; we have more respect for our presidents than that...especially the conservative ones.