Julio Iglesias sues Yolanda Díaz and eldiario.es for €119,000
Julio Iglesias is suing Yolanda Díaz and eldiario.es over the publication of €119,000 in expenses and travel during COVID, following the threat of a ruling.
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Julio Iglesias sues Yolanda Díaz and eldiario.es for €119,000
Singer Julio Iglesias has filed a lawsuit against Spain's Second Deputy Prime Minister, Yolanda Díaz, and the newspaper eldiario.es over the disclosure of expenses which, according to the figures that have come to light, amount to €119,000 in travel and personal expenses during the pandemic. The figure, which implicates the Labour Minister, includes €75,000 in general expenses and €44,000 in personal promotion travel between January 2020 and December 2022.
The numbers behind the controversy
According to the information that prompted the lawsuit, Díaz would have needed more than €75,000 for her representation expenses and another €44,000 for travel which, it is argued, had a more personal than institutional character. The total exceeds €119,000 over a period when much of the Spanish population was confined or under mobility restrictions. The Vice President only acknowledged these amounts after the threat of an adverse ruling from the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid.
A lawsuit with political fallout
Julio Iglesias, who has always maintained a public profile far removed from politics, has decided to take the matter to court along with the outlet that published the information. The lawsuit adds a new chapter to the tension between the entertainment world and the political class, and opens the door to a review of senior officials' expenses during the health crisis.
Will the lawsuit help clarify where every euro spent during ELbichito times went? The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid will have the final say.
Singer Julio Iglesias has filed a lawsuit against Spain's Second Deputy Prime Minister, Yolanda Díaz, and the newspaper eldiario.es over the disclosure of expenses which, according to the figures that have come to light, amount to €119,000 in travel and personal expenses during the pandemic. The figure, which implicates the Labour Minister, includes €75,000 in general expenses and €44,000 in personal promotion travel between January 2020 and December 2022.
The numbers behind the controversy
According to the information that prompted the lawsuit, Díaz would have needed more than €75,000 for her representation expenses and another €44,000 for travel which, it is argued, had a more personal than institutional character. The total exceeds €119,000 over a period when much of the Spanish population was confined or under mobility restrictions. The Vice President only acknowledged these amounts after the threat of an adverse ruling from the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid.
A lawsuit with political fallout
Julio Iglesias, who has always maintained a public profile far removed from politics, has decided to take the matter to court along with the outlet that published the information. The lawsuit adds a new chapter to the tension between the entertainment world and the political class, and opens the door to a review of senior officials' expenses during the health crisis.
Will the lawsuit help clarify where every euro spent during ELbichito times went? The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid will have the final say.
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