Palma.—The investigating judge, Jose Castro, in the Noos corruption case, in which Princess Cristina of Spain has been charged with two counts of tax evasion, yesterday gave the Anti corruption Prosecution a period of ten days to officially submit in writing which of the 20 suspects they want to take the stand and what sentences they would like to press against those called.
Last Friday, a decision was issued by the Palma court that Cristina, 49, was still under investigation for two counts of tax fraud dating back to 2007 and 2008 but rejected the more serious charge of money laundering suggested by the investigating judge.
Cristina will now likely face trial but could be saved by a precedent known as the Botin doctrine.
It allows a person to avoid trial if no formal accusation is made by the public prosecutor or those directly affected by the offence and, she will find out within the next ten days.