"The Public Prosecutor's Office, which had opened pre-trial proceedings (a kind of preliminary investigation to analyze whether it has jurisdiction to take on the case and whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed), has cited the lack of jurisdiction of the Spanish courts to pursue the case, according to a ruling handed down on January 23. According to the account of the complainants, the artist's alleged illegal actions took place in 2021 in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas."
"The National Court, following the criteria set by our Highest Court, has repeatedly interpreted [...] that Spain does not have jurisdiction to investigate crimes committed abroad when there are no relevant links to our country, explains the ruling, which adds: Especially when the victims are foreign nationals and are not residents of Spain; when the alleged perpetrators are also foreign nationals or are not in Spain"
The complaint was filed by an NGO on behalf of two former employees who accused Julio Iglesias of alleged sexual assault, human trafficking and harassment. The Public Prosecutor's Office opened pre-trial proceedings but dismissed the complaint, citing lack of jurisdiction of Spanish courts because the alleged incidents occurred in 2021 in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The National Court and Spain's Highest Court interpret that Spain cannot investigate crimes committed abroad without relevant links to Spain, especially when victims and alleged perpetrators are foreign nationals or not residents. The prosecutor found no evidence that Dominican or Bahamian authorities waived or cannot exercise jurisdiction.
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