Another Spanish newspaper, El Mundo, shed light on another chapter of what it described as the adventures of former King of Spain Juan Carlos in the Arab Gulf region, as it said he had received bribes from Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

A report published by the newspaper pointed out that this Bahraini-Spanish "friendship" for decades has now become one of the pillars of a judicial investigation in Switzerland originally looking into suspicions of corruption related to King Juan Carlos and his relations with Saudi Arabia.

According to the report, the King of Bahrain transferred approximately 1.7 million euros ($ 1.9 million) to the Swiss account of King Juan Carlos "as a gift" in an attempt to polish the image of Bahrain - known to be a violation of human rights, according to the newspaper - via Spain.

The newspaper pointed out that Juan Carlos - who is the father of the current King Felipe - has traveled to Bahrain about 6 times since 2011, and he visited her at the height of the Arab Spring, whose revolutions spread to Bahrain.

Saudi and Bahraini gifts

The British Telegraph newspaper said earlier this year that Juan Carlos in 2008 created a mysterious institution in Panama called "Lucum", where the Swiss bank account of this institution received an alleged donation of 65 million euros (76 million dollars) from the King of Saudi Arabia.

Two years later, this same account recorded an increase in its balance of 1.7 million euros ($ 1.9 million), and it is alleged that it was the King of Bahrain who provided this amount "in appreciation of the position of King Juan Carlos I in the Arabian Peninsula."

The report quoted the Bahraini, Mariam Al-Khawaja, who is residing abroad - the daughter of a human rights activist who is serving a life sentence in Bahrain for his participation in the protests that erupted 9 years ago in Manama - saying that "these practices should never be normalized. The rich and corrupt dictators in the Gulf have found a way to influence Western leaders have to offer bribes in the form of gifts. "

The report stated that since 2011 the kingdom has been brutal in its attempts to eliminate the opposition, imprisoning or denying hundreds of activists and using the death penalty as a political weapon.

Repeated visits

The newspaper pointed out that the frequent trips of Juan Carlos before and after he abdicated the throne of Spain came in the context of that suppression, where the father king led official delegations with Spanish ministers and businessmen, and he visited a personal guest of the King of Bahrain on several occasions such as the Formula One race that sparked Celebrating it has been a controversy in Bahrain for years.

This "mysterious relationship" of the former Spanish king with one of the most severe Arab regimes - according to the newspaper - reached the Spanish parliament, in May this year Juan Baldovi, the deputy and spokesman for the Spanish "Compromis" coalition, asked the government to justify its position regarding human rights violations. In Bahrain, as well as relations between the two kingdoms.

In this context, Gabriela Zafali, a member of the Spanish branch of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, said that "the responses were brief, and she did not answer what was asked."

Buy the Cordoba club

The report stated that Spain has also become a key part of the royal family’s strategy in Bahrain to whiten its reputation after its acquisition of Cordoba Football Club a few months ago.

Meanwhile, Spanish activist Alejandro del Castillo says, "There is a close relationship between the two kingdoms that has become more solid with the purchase of Club Cordoba, but we do not know if this is the reason for Spain's silence on the violations."