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Spain’s Princess Cristina gave testimony before a judge on Saturday in a corruption case that has deepened public anger over graft among the ruling class and discontent with the royal family.
Long thought untouchable as a royal, Cristina now faces public scrutiny over accusations that she was complicit in the business dealings of her husband, who is also under investigation.
Neither Cristina nor her husband, former Olympic handball player Inaki Urdangarin, has yet been formally charged with any crime and both deny wrongdoing.
Investigating Judge Jose Castro has more than two years probing allegations that Urdangarin and a former business partner embezzled six million euros ($8 million) in public funds via a charitable foundation.
Cristina was a member of the foundation’s board and with her husband jointly owned another company, Aizoon, which investigators suspect served as a front for laundering embezzled money.
