The investigation into Corinna is deflated: the Prosecutor's Office concludes that Villarejo was no longer a commissioner when the alleged commission took place

• Courts: Corinna Larsen supports the file of the case claimed by Villarejo with an expert report

• Hearing: The judge allows Corinna to testify from the Spanish embassy in London for the alleged assignment to Villarejo

The

has sent a letter to the head of the

of the National Court,

, where it points out that Commissioner José Manuel Villarejo was not an active policeman when allegedly the German businesswoman Corinna Larsen commissioned him to investigate a possible espionage by a personal assistant.

According to legal and prosecutorial sources to

, in the report sent to the court, Anticorrupción expresses serious doubts that the crime of bribery could then be committed, for which the instructor decided to reopen the procedure against the former close friend of King Juan Carlos I and the agent linked to the state sewers.

In this case, the businessman

is also being investigated

, who participated in the talks in

that have led to the revocation of the dismissal of this case.

In the appeal against the reopening of the

, Larsen's own defense argued that Villarejo was not an active public official when the meeting with the commissioner was held in London.

The meeting was in October 2016 and the agent retired on June 22 of that year.

The undercover agent supported this thesis.

Corinna Larsen, during a stay in New York in 2015.GETTY

On the other hand, the Anticorruption prosecutors criticize that the magistrate has revoked the provisional file of this separate piece now when the tapes with the conversations between those investigated were sent to the Hearing in February 2019. The truth is that since it came to light Public link between prosecutor

and Podemos lawyer

the professional relationship between judge and prosecutors has deteriorated, sources in the case report.

In fact, the instructor agreed to reopen the

without seeking the prior opinion of the Public Ministry.

From the outset, in these preliminary proceedings, the judge and Anti-Corruption have maintained a disagreement on the connection between the events investigated in Switzerland - Larsen and the alleged figureheads of the Emeritus are charged by the Geneva prosecutor

for money laundering- and Spain.

Hence, in the indictment of Larsen and the businessman Juan Villalonga, the magistrate agreed to transfer to the Public Ministry to report on the possible existence of criminal connection, as well as on the competence of the Spanish jurisdiction to know the facts .

In its response, the Public Ministry once again emphasizes the lack of competence of the Court to investigate any activity that affects the King Emeritus as he is measured before the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court.

Also, prosecutors affirm that there is no connection between the possible crime of corruption in international transactions and the possible bribery investigated.

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SpainThe judge allows Corinna to testify from the Spanish embassy in London for the alleged commission to Villarejo

SpainVillarejo supports Corinna Larsen's appeal to close the case that affects them in the National Court

JusticeThe Hearing delays to September 28 the statement of Corinna Larsen and the appointment in person

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