Mouliaá admits she was never in the UAE and apologizes to the judge
Elisa Mouliaá confesses she was never in the UAE and apologizes to Judge Zamarriego after three failed summons. Her lawyer is now in the spotlight.
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Mouliaá admits she never left Spain and apologizes to the judge
Elisa Mouliaá has had to backtrack. The actress, who for weeks used the alibi of being in the United Arab Emirates to justify her absence from three court summons, confessed this morning that she never left the country. Her apology to Judge Zamarriego does not hide what it looks like: an attempt to evade justice that has backfired.
The arrest and search order hanging over her is now in question. Mouliaá submitted as evidence a flight reservation from Dubai to Lisbon dated June 18, but the reality is that she never set foot on Emirati soil. Entering through Portugal would have been a maneuver to avoid being arrested at Barajas airport, but the alibi has collapsed after she admitted she never left Spain.
The risk of procedural fraud for her lawyer
The lawyer representing her could face serious consequences. If it is proven that she knew Mouliaá's real whereabouts and still submitted false evidence or misled the court, she could be charged with procedural fraud. No small matter in a case that already looks like a judicial farce.
A strategy that backfires
The plan, as some analyses point out, was watertight... until the woman herself confessed. Three failed summons, an arrest warrant and now an apology. What remains is a judge who takes no nonsense and an actress with a lot of explaining to do. Or maybe not, because in this country, as everyone knows.
Elisa Mouliaá has had to backtrack. The actress, who for weeks used the alibi of being in the United Arab Emirates to justify her absence from three court summons, confessed this morning that she never left the country. Her apology to Judge Zamarriego does not hide what it looks like: an attempt to evade justice that has backfired.
The arrest and search order hanging over her is now in question. Mouliaá submitted as evidence a flight reservation from Dubai to Lisbon dated June 18, but the reality is that she never set foot on Emirati soil. Entering through Portugal would have been a maneuver to avoid being arrested at Barajas airport, but the alibi has collapsed after she admitted she never left Spain.
The risk of procedural fraud for her lawyer
The lawyer representing her could face serious consequences. If it is proven that she knew Mouliaá's real whereabouts and still submitted false evidence or misled the court, she could be charged with procedural fraud. No small matter in a case that already looks like a judicial farce.
A strategy that backfires
The plan, as some analyses point out, was watertight... until the woman herself confessed. Three failed summons, an arrest warrant and now an apology. What remains is a judge who takes no nonsense and an actress with a lot of explaining to do. Or maybe not, because in this country, as everyone knows.
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